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Vietnamese
1.1
Alternative forms
1.2
Etymology
1.3
Pronunciation
1.4
Noun
Vietnamese
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Alternative forms
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quỉ sứ
Etymology
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Sino-Vietnamese
word from
鬼
(
“
ghost; demon
”
)
and
使
(
“
envoy; messenger
”
)
.
Pronunciation
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(
Hà Nội
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
[kwi˧˩ sɨ˧˦]
(
Huế
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
[kwɪj˧˨ ʂɨ˨˩˦]
~
[kwɪj˧˨ sɨ˨˩˦]
(
Saigon
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
[wɪj˨˩˦ ʂɨ˦˥]
~
[wɪj˨˩˦ sɨ˦˥]
Noun
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quỷ
sứ
(
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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