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ma lai

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vampiric spirit
Noun
vampiric spirit
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vampiric spirit Culture & Proper NounsTheme

A type of spirit in Southeast Asian folklore appearing as a head with dangling internal organs from its neck.

vi Những câu chuyện về ma lai làm bọn trẻ sợ hãi.

en Stories about the vampiric spirit terrify the children.

Parts
ma / lai / A compound of ma + lai …
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Components

Components

ma lai

OriginA compound of ma + lai

Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
麻來
Candidates by syllable
ma 麻（魔） lai 來（淶 / 萊）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
thần / quỷ thần / oan hồn / cô hồn …
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Easily confused

Same meaning
Use
bóng ma / con ma / tẩu hỏa nhập ma / phim ma …
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ma (ghost) — words using
lai (mixed blood) — words using
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