thấp mưu
Definition
- Verb:
- To devise a scheme or plot: The primary meaning of "thấp mưu" is to secretly plan or contrive a cunning strategy, often with an element of secrecy or deception.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Hắn âm thầm thấp mưu hãm hại đối thủ. (He secretly devised a plot to harm his rival.)
- Bọn phản loạn đang thấp mưu lật đổ chính quyền. (The rebels are plotting to overthrow the government.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is formal and literary, often found in historical or narrative contexts describing intricate planning, typically for nefarious purposes.
Variants and Related Words
Mưu đồ (n): a plot, a scheme.
- Mưu đồ của hắn đã bị bại lộ. (His plot was exposed.)
Mưu mô (n): cunning schemes, tricks.
- Hắn ta đầy mưu mô. (He is full of cunning schemes.)
Synonyms
- To plot: to plan secretly, especially for an unlawful purpose.
- To scheme: to make clever, often secret, plans.
- To contrive: to plan with ingenuity or deception.
Related Idioms
- Thấp mưu quỷ kế: to devise wicked and cunning schemes.
- Kẻ phản bội đó chuyên thấp mưu quỷ kế. (That traitor specializes in devising wicked and cunning schemes.)