Definition

1. Noun:
   • A stratagem; a clever scheme: A carefully planned and often cunning tactic, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve a difficult goal. It implies a level of strategic thinking and sometimes deception.
   • A ruse; an artifice: A deceptive maneuver or trick intended to mislead someone.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Kẻ địch không thể phát hiện ra cơ mưu của tướng quân. (The enemy could not detect the general's stratagem.)
  • Hắn dùng một cơ mưu để chiếm đoạt tài sản. (He used a ruse to seize the property.)
  • Thành công đó là nhờ vào một cơ mưu tuyệt diệu. (That success was due to a brilliant stratagem.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "cơ mưu" is considered formal and somewhat literary in modern Vietnamese. It is often used in historical, military, or strategic contexts.
• It can describe complex, long-term plans (like a grand stratagem) as well as smaller, deceptive tricks (like a ruse).

Variants and Related Words

• Mưu cơ (n): This is an inverted form with the same meaning as "cơ mưu." It is also a formal term for a scheme or stratagem.
  • Mưu cơ ấy đã được tính toán kỹ lưỡng. (That stratagem was carefully calculated.)

Synonyms

• Stratagem: A plan or scheme, especially one used to outsmart an opponent.
• Ruse: A deceptive trick or action.
• Artifice: Clever or cunning devices or tricks used to deceive others.
• Scheme: A large-scale, systematic plan or arrangement.

Related Idioms

• While "cơ mưu" itself is not commonly part of a fixed idiom, it relates to the concept of cunning strategy often found in proverbs about intelligence versus brute force.

noun

1. Puse; stratagem