máu tham
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Meaning · English
greed for power or wealth
Literally: blood thirst
Examples
Ông ấy đã bị máu tham chi phối nên làm tất cả để đạt được mục tiêu.He was driven by his greed for power, so he did everything to achieve his goal.
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 2026-08-14; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “máu tham” mean?
greed for power or wealth Literally: blood thirst
Is “máu tham” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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