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