yêu quái

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 妖怪.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔiəw˧˧ kwaːj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔiw˧˧ kwaːj˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔiw˧˧ waːj˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) yêu quái

1. a monster or wicked spirit

See also

• yêu tinh