lão mưu

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Definition

1. Noun:
   • Old trick / veteran's stratagem: A cunning plan, scheme, or stratagem characteristic of an experienced, often older, person. It implies wisdom, deep calculation, and shrewdness gained through long experience.

Usage Examples

• (The gang leader used an old trick to escape from the police.)
• (That is a veteran's stratagem that only an experienced person could devise.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries a nuance of admiration for the cleverness and depth of the scheme, though it can sometimes imply excessive cunning or deceit.
• It is frequently used in narratives about history, war, business, or politics to describe tactics employed by seasoned figures.

Variants and Related Words

• Mưu lược (n): strategy, tactical plan.

  • Ông ấy nổi tiếng với tài mưu lược. (He is famous for his strategic talent.)

• Mưu kế (n): scheme, plot.

  • Hắn ta đang bày mưu kế mới. (He is devising a new scheme.)

Synonyms

• Stratagem: A clever and often cunning plan to achieve a goal.
• Cunning plan: A scheme showing skill in deception.
• Ariful scheme: A clever and crafty plot.

Related Idioms

• Lão luyện: seasoned, veteran-like, highly experienced.

  • Tay chơi lão luyện. (A seasoned player.)

• Lão làng: (of a person) an old hand, very experienced in a particular field.

  • Anh ấy là dân lão làng trong nghề. (He is an old hand in the profession.)