mắc míu
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Meaning · English
to be in a difficult or precarious situation
Literally: catch thorn
Examples
Anh ấy mắc míu khi bị sa thải mà vẫn còn nợ nần.He was in a difficult situation when he was fired but still had debts.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com Vietnamese-English dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-15; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “mắc míu” mean?
to be in a difficult or precarious situation Literally: catch thorn
Is “mắc míu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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