yêu tinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 妖精.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔiəw˧˧ tïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔiw˧˧ tɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔiw˧˧ tɨn˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) yêu tinh

1. (mythology, fiction) evil spirit

See also

• yêu quái