thuỷ quái

See also: thủy quái

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• thủy quái

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 水怪.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰwi˧˩ kwaːj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰwɪj˧˨ kwaːj˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ waːj˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) thuỷ quái

1. sea monster; water ghost
2. aquatic cryptid