消息灵通

xiāo xi líng tōng

Định nghĩa

1. to be well-informed

Từ chứa 消息灵通

• 消息灵通人士 xiāo xi líng tōng rén shì: well-informed source; person with inside information

Từ cấu thành 消息灵通

• 消 xiāo: to diminish; to subside
• 消息 xiāo xi: news
• 通 tòng: classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
• 灵 líng: quick
• 灵通 líng tōng: fast and abundant (news)
• 息 xī: breath