mưu mẹo

Vietnamese

Etymology

mưu +‎ mẹo.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [miw˧˧ mɛw˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mɨw˧˧ mɛw˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mɨw˧˧ mɛw˨˩˨]

Noun

mưu mẹo

  1. a clever trick made to deceive someone

Adjective

mưu mẹo

  1. full of tricks, deceptive
    • 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 403:
      Rốt cuộc, mình quá ngây thờ còn anh ta thì quá bí ẩn, mưu mẹo.
      In the end, I am too naive and he is too secretive and deceptive.
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