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quỷ sứ

Pronunciation Northern /kwḭ˧˩˧ sɨ˧˥/ Central /kwi˧˩˨ ʂɨ̰˩˧/ Southern /wi˨˩˦ ʂɨ˧˥/
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errand demon
Noun
errand demon
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
errand demon Culture & Proper NounsTheme

A type of low-ranking demon in folklore that serves as a messenger in the underworld.

vi Trong truyện dân gian, quỷ sứ thường xuất hiện ở âm phủ.

en In folklore, errand demons often appear in the underworld.

Parts
quỷ / sứ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 鬼使 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 鬼使

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
鬼使
Candidates by syllable
quỷ 鬼 sứ 使
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
quỷ / quỷ thần / quỷ quái / quỷ thuật …
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Use
ác quỷ / ma quỷ / quỷ tha ma bắt / quỷ vương …
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