bei3 man4祕聞秘闻
Jyutpingbei3 man4
Yalebei màhn
Definition
Confidential or insider information; secrets
colloquialcommunicationpeople
How it's used
Refers specifically to private or sensitive information that is not meant for public consumption. It often carries a sense of gossip or scandalous revelation rather than just professional confidentiality. Use it when talking about secrets that have been uncovered or shared among a small group.
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daan1單dānExamples
He leaked a lot of the company's insider secrets.
Related words
Common phrases
to leak insider information
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 祕密, which is a general term for any secret. 祕聞 implies a narrative or a piece of news that has been kept hidden, whereas 祕密 can refer to a state of being private or a specific fact kept from others.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
