mai phục
Pronunciation
Northern
/maːj˧˧ fṵʔk˨˩/
Central
/maːj˧˥ fṵk˨˨/
Southern
/maːj˧˧ fuk˨˩˨/
Listen
ambush
Verb
ambush
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1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
ambush Core Actions
To ambush means to hide and wait in a concealed position to launch a surprise attack on someone.
vi Họ đã mai phục sau những lùm cây.
en They lay in ambush behind the bushes.
Parts
mai / phục / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 埋伏 …
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Parts
mai / phục / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 埋伏 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 埋伏
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
埋伏
Candidates by syllable
mai
埋
phục
服（伏 / 腹）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
rình rập / phục kích / phúc kích / ambush
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Similar
rình rập / phục kích / phúc kích / ambush
Use
ngày mai / mỉa mai / phô mai / mai khôi …
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Use
ngày mai / mỉa mai / phô mai / mai khôi …