通风报信

通風報信

tōngfēng-bàoxìn

idiom #19,171

Meanings

1 to secretly tip someone off
2 to leak information

Characters

to pass through

message; letter

Examples

HSK 1

是谁给他们通风报信的？

Shì shéi gěi tāmen tōngfēng-bàoxìn de?

Who tipped them off?

HSK 7-9

有人暗中通风报信，计划泄露了。

Yǒurén ànzhōng tōngfēng-bàoxìn, jìhuà xièlòu le.

Someone secretly leaked the information and the plan was exposed.

Tips

memory

通风 (let the wind through) + 报信 (deliver a message) - letting the wind carry a secret message to the other side.

Stroke Order

通 tōng

风 fēng

报 bào

信 xìn