tình báo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 情報, composed of 情 (“movements; activities; operation”) and 報 (“reportage”), from Japanese 情報 (jōhō, “intelligence; information”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tïŋ˨˩ ʔɓaːw˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨn˦˩ ʔɓaːw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨn˨˩ ʔɓaːw˦˥]

Noun

tình báo

  1. (espionage) intelligence; intel
    Cơ quan Tình báo Trung ương
    the Central Intelligence Agency
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