"ma quái" meaning in Vietnamese

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Noun

IPA: [maː˧˧ kwaːj˧˦] [Hà-Nội], [maː˧˧ kwaːj˨˩˦] [Huế], [maː˧˧ waːj˦˥] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City]
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 魔怪, composed of 魔 and 怪. Etymology templates: {{m|vi|魔怪}} 魔怪, {{m|vi|魔|t=}} 魔, {{m|vi|怪|t=}} 怪, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|魔||怪}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 魔怪, composed of 魔 and 怪 Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} ma quái, {{vi-noun}} ma quái
  1. ghosts and devils; evil spirits Synonyms: ma quỷ

Download JSON data for ma quái meaning in Vietnamese (1.7kB)

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        "Hà-Nội"
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    {
      "ipa": "[maː˧˧ kwaːj˨˩˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[maː˧˧ waːj˦˥]",
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        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
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        }
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    {
      "ipa": "[maː˧˧ kwaːj˧˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maː˧˧ kwaːj˨˩˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maː˧˧ waːj˦˥]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ma quái"
}

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