See also: quai and quài

Vietnamese edit

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Sino-Vietnamese word from

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(classifier con) quái

  1. freak, monster

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quái

  1. (informal) strange; odd; weird; bizarre, freakish
    Cái quái gì vậy?
    The hell is that?
    Sao có chuyện quái thế?
    Why is there such a freakish story?
  2. mischievous, sly
    nghịch quái
    to play mischievously, to get into mischief

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quái

  1. (not) at all
    Cứ bô bô cái mỏchẳng hiểu quái gì.
    [Someone] keeps running their trap but doesn't understand anything at all.
    Làm quái gì việc vặt ấy.
    Such a trifling thing does not matter at all.
    Quái gì phải lo lắng?
    What in the world do you have to worry about?

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quái

  1. used to express surprise
    Quái! Nhớ để ở đây mà!
    That's weird! I could've sworn I put it here!
    Quái, hôm qua còn khỏe thế mà hôm nay đã chết!
    How odd, he was so healthy yesterday and to day he is dead!

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