yêu quái

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 妖怪.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔiəw˧˧ kwaːj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔiw˧˧ kwaːj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔiw˧˧ waːj˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) yêu quái

  1. a monster or wicked spirit

See also