bí mật

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Hanoi [ʔɓi˧˦ mət̚˧˨ʔ]Huế [ʔɓɪj˨˩˦ mək̚˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ʔɓɪj˦˥ mək̚˨˩˨] browser voice

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bí mật means secret.

Chinese characters: 祕密

Meanings of bí mật in English

Noun

secret
- giữ bí mậtto keep secret
- lộ bí mậtto leak secret

Adjective

secret; clandestine
- văn kiện bí mậtsecret document
- công tác bí mậtclandestine activity

Example sentences with bí mật

Tom và Mary bí mật kết hôn. Tom and Mary got married in secret.
Đó là khu vườn bí mật của tôi. It's my secret garden.
Tôi biết là bạn có một bí mật. I know you've got a secret.
Anh ấy yêu cầu tôi giữ bí mật. He asked me to keep the secret.
Chúng ta có một trụ sở bí mật. We have a secret headquarters.
Chúng tôi có một trụ sở bí mật. We have a secret headquarters.
Bí mật bị lộ rồi. The cat's out of the bag.
Tom biết giữ bí mật. Tom is good at keeping secrets.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 祕密 (“secret”).

Frequently asked questions

What does bí mật mean in English?

bí mật (noun) means "secret".

How do you pronounce bí mật?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓi˧˦ mət̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ʔɓɪj˦˥ mək̚˨˩˨]. Tones: bí — rising tone (sắc), mật — heavy tone (nặng).

Is bí mật a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. bí mật is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 祕密.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.