mưu sát

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Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To attempt to assassinate; to attempt to murder: The act of planning and trying to kill someone, especially a prominent or public figure. It implies a premeditated plan to end someone's life.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • Hắn bị buộc tội mưu sát tổng thống. (He was charged with attempting to assassinate the president.)
    • Âm mưu mưu sát nhà lãnh đạo đã bị phát hiện và ngăn chặn. (The plot to assassinate the leader was discovered and thwarted.)
    • Cảnh sát tin rằng đây là một vụ mưu sát có chủ đích. (The police believe this was a deliberate attempted murder.)
Advanced Usage

  • "Âm mưu mưu sát": assassination plot / murder plot.

    • Cơ quan tình báo đã phá vỡ một âm mưu mưu sát phức tạp. (The intelligence agency foiled a complex assassination plot.)

  • "Kế hoạch mưu sát": assassination plan.

    • Kế hoạch mưu sát của chúng đã bị lộ. (Their assassination plan was exposed.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Mưu sĩ (noun): strategist; advisor. (Note: This is a different word; "sĩ" means scholar/gentleman, not related to killing).
  • Ám sát (verb): to assassinate (successfully).
    • Nhà báo đó đã bị ám sát. (That journalist was assassinated.)
  • Mưu đồ (noun): scheme, plot (general, not necessarily murderous).
  • Mưu phản (verb): to plot a rebellion.
Synonyms
  • Âm mưu giết người: plot to murder.
  • Toan giết: to intend to kill.
Related Phrases
  • Vụ mưu sát (noun phrase): an assassination attempt.
    • Vụ mưu sát đã làm rung chuyển cả nước. (The assassination attempt shocked the entire nation.)
  • Hành động mưu sát: act of attempted assassination.
    • Hành động mưu sát đó là vô cùng tàn nhẫn. (That act of attempted assassination was extremely cruel.)
Notes on Usage
  • "Mưu sát" specifically refers to the or the to kill. It does not by itself confirm that the killing was successful. For a successful killing, "ám sát" is used.
  • It is a formal and serious word, typically used in legal, journalistic, or historical contexts concerning planned killings of significant individuals.
  • The word combines "mưu" (to plot, to scheme) and "sát" (to kill), literally meaning "plot to kill".
  1. Attempt (on someone's life), attempted assassination