ngạ quỷ

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 餓鬼.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋaː˧˨ʔ kwi˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋaː˨˩ʔ kwɪj˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋaː˨˩˨ wɪj˨˩˦]

    Adjective

    ngạ quỷ

    1. (Buddhism) preta, hungry ghost
      Synonym: ma đói

    References

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