Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Shady, dubious: Describes an action, intention, or situation that is morally questionable, dishonest, or lacking in transparency.
   • Underhand, sinister: Suggests something done in a secretive, deceitful, or malicious manner.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ta có những âm mưu ám muội. (He has sinister schemes.)
  • Giao dịch đó trông thật ám muội. (That transaction looks very shady.)
  • Không làm điều gì ám muội. (To abstain from any shady deed.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to characterize plans, dealings, or motives that are intentionally kept hidden because they are wrong or illegal.
  • Những thỏa thuận ám muội sau hậu trường. (Shady backroom deals.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mờ ám (adj): murky, dark, dubious. Often used interchangeably with "ám muội" to describe unclear or dishonest situations.
  • Một vụ làm ăn mờ ám. (A murky business deal.)

Synonyms

• Dishonest: lacking honesty or integrity.
• Deceitful: intending to mislead or trick.
• Clandestine: kept secret or done secretively.

Related Idioms

• Làm chuyện ám muội: to do something underhanded.
  • Hắn chuyên làm những chuyện ám muội. (He specializes in doing underhanded things.)

adj

1. Shady, dubious, underhand, sinister
   • không làm điều gì ám muội
     to abstain from any shady deed