Where does “mắc mưu” come from?

mắc mưu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mắc — to hang; to hook.

mắc mưu (Vietnamese): to be trapped (because of a ruse); to get caught in a plot

Definitions

  1. to be trapped (because of a ruse); to get caught in a plot

Ancestry of “mắc mưu”, step by step

mắc mưu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mắc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemắcto hang; to hook

via Vietnamese mưu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemưuscheme, plot, conspiracy
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