quỷ
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 鬼 (“ghost; devil; ogre”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwi˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kwɪj˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [wɪj˨˩˦]
Noun
(classifier con) quỷ
- (mythology) any generic ugly, mischievous or evil spirit; a demon, a devil, an imp, a goblin, an ogre, an orc, an oni, etc.
- nghịch như quỷ ― very mischievous, very naughty, like ghosts / fiends
- nhất quỷ, nhì ma, thứ ba học trò ― Ghosts [rank] first, fiends second, students third [in mischievousness]
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