quỷ

See also: quy, quý, Quý, and Quy

Vietnamese edit

Alternative forms edit

quỉ

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鬼 (“ghost; devil; ogre”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwi˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kwɪj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [wɪj˨˩˦]

Noun edit

(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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