ám hại

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Definition

Verb: - To harm or kill someone secretly or treacherously: The core meaning of "ám hại" is to secretly plot against, harm, or assassinate someone. It implies a malicious, covert, and often premeditated action intended to cause serious injury or death. - To sabotage or undermine surreptitiously: In a broader or more figurative sense, it can mean to secretly undermine or sabotage someone's position, reputation, or efforts.

Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • Kẻ thù âm mưu ám hại vị tướng. (The enemy plotted to assassinate the general.)
    • Hắn bị ám hại bằng một liều thuốc độc. (He was secretly killed with a dose of poison.)
    • Đừng tin hắn, hắn có thể âm thầm ám hại danh tiếng của anh. (Don't trust him; he could secretly sabotage your reputation.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Bị ám hại": to be the victim of a secret plot/assassination.
    • Nhà hoạt động chính trị bị ám hại ngay tại nhà riêng. (The political activist was assassinated right in his own home.)
  • "Âm mưu ám hại": to plot/ conspire to assassinate.
    • Cảnh sát đã ngăn chặn một âm mưu ám hại. (The police thwarted an assassination plot.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Ám sát (verb): To assassinate. This is a more direct synonym, often used for political or targeted killings.
    • Tổng thống bị ám sát. (The president was assassinated.)
  • Hãm hại (verb): To harm, to victimize. This shares the meaning of causing harm but is not always as secretive or fatal as "ám hại".
    • Bọn lừa đảo hãm hại nhiều người già. (The scammers victimized many elderly people.)
Synonyms
  • Assassinate: To murder (a prominent person) by sudden or secret attack.
  • Murder secretly: To kill someone clandestinely.
  • Sabotage: To deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct, especially in a covert manner.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: As "ám hại" is a single Vietnamese verb, it does not have direct phrasal verb equivalents. The concepts are expressed through verb phrases.) - To plot against someone: Âm mưu chống lại/hại ai. - To do someone in (slang): Giết/ hại ai.

Related Idioms
  • "Giết người không dao": (To kill without a knife). This idiom describes harming or ruining someone through cunning, words, or schemes, which aligns with the covert and treacherous nature of "ám hại".
    • Lời nói độc địa của hắn như kiểu giết người không dao. (His malicious words are like killing without a knife.)
verb
  1. To attempt the life of

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