mưu mẹo

Vietnamese

Etymology

mưu +‎ mẹo.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [miw˧˧ mɛw˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [mɨw˧˧ mɛw˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mɨw˧˧ mɛw˨˩˨]

Noun

trick, confidence trick

Adjective

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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