quỷ sứ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms
  • quỉ sứ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鬼 (“ghost; demon”) and 使 (“envoy; messenger”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwi˧˩ sɨ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwɪj˧˨ ʂɨ˨˩˦] ~ [kwɪj˧˨ sɨ˨˩˦]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [wɪj˨˩˦ ʂɨ˦˥] ~ [wɪj˨˩˦ sɨ˦˥]

Noun

quỷ sứ

  1. (occult, mythology) a type of errand demon in the world of the dead
    nghịch như quỷ (sứ)
    (of a child) very mischievous
    Nhà tôi có hai thằng quỷ sứ.
    There are two little "demon boys" in my family.
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