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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
埋伏 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
埋伏 ＝ 埋 ＋ 伏
ㄇㄞˊ ㄈㄨˊ · máifú
verb — to lie in ambush; noun — an ambush

字源 FORM — what the parts do

埋to bury; hide away (埋藏)mái
伏to lie low (潛伏)fúa person 亻 crouched like a dog 犬
埋伏，埋藏的埋，潛伏的伏。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

把人藏好（埋），個個趴在地上（伏），等對方踏進來。
The men are tucked out of sight (埋), each pressed flat to the ground (伏), waiting for the enemy to step in.
記憶法
關 · Related
潛伏qiánfúto lurk hidden — the same 伏突襲túxía surprise strike — what springs from the ambush