ẩn lậu
Definition
- Verb (archaic; rarely used):
- To hide; to conceal: To deliberately keep something out of sight or prevent it from being discovered.
- To evade; to dodge: To avoid something, such as a responsibility, duty, or obligation, often through deceitful means.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Hắn tìm cách ẩn lậu số hàng hóa đó. (He tried to hide that quantity of goods.)
- Không thể ẩn lậu mãi sự thật được. (The truth cannot be concealed forever.)
- Một số thương nhân ẩn lậu thuế. (Some merchants evade taxes.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "ẩn lậu" is considered archaic in modern Vietnamese and is primarily encountered in historical, legal, or literary contexts, often related to hiding assets, evading taxes, or concealing the truth.
Variants and Related Words
- Ẩn (v): to hide, to conceal oneself.
- Anh ấy ẩn trong bóng tối. (He hid in the shadows.)
- Lậu (adj/n): smuggled; contraband.
- Hàng lậu (Smuggled goods / Contraband).
Synonyms
- Conceal: to keep something secret or hidden.
- Evade: to escape or avoid, especially by cleverness or trickery.
- Camouflage: to hide or disguise the presence of something.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Buôn lậu: to smuggle (goods).
- Bọn tội phạm buôn lậu qua biên giới. (The criminals smuggled goods across the border.)
- Trốn thuế / Tránh thuế: to evade/avoid taxes (more common modern equivalents for tax-related evasion).
- Công ty đó bị điều tra vì tội trốn thuế. (That company was investigated for tax evasion.)