ác quỷ
Pronunciation
Northern
/aːk˧˥ kwḭ˧˩˧/
Central
/a̰ːk˩˧ kwi˧˩˨/
Southern
/aːk˧˥ wi˨˩˦/
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evil spirit
Noun
evil spirit
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Noun
evil spirit Culture, Arts & Proper Names
A supernatural being that is considered to be evil, cruel, or harmful to humans.
vi Trong phim, anh hùng đã đánh bại ác quỷ.
en In the movie, the hero defeated the evil spirit.
Parts
ác / quỷ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 惡鬼 …
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Parts
ác / quỷ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 惡鬼 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 惡鬼
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
惡鬼
Candidates by syllable
ác
惡（𪅴）
quỷ
鬼
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ắc quy / ác / ác man / ác thần …
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ắc quy / ác / ác man / ác thần …
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ác liệt / ác quả / ác chiến / tai ác …
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ác liệt / ác quả / ác chiến / tai ác …