cơ mưu
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Definition
- 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
- Puse; stratagem