ma quỷ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• ma quỉ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 魔鬼.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maː˧˧ kwi˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maː˧˧ kwɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [maː˧˧ wɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

ma quỷ

1. demons and ghosts; evil spirits