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thuỷ quái

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sea monster
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sea monster
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
sea monster

A mythical or legendary creature that is believed to live in large bodies of water.

vi Nhiều người kể về sự xuất hiện của thủy quái ở hồ này.

en Many people tell stories about the appearance of a sea monster in this lake.

Sense 2 Noun
aquatic cryptid

A mysterious aquatic creature whose existence has not been scientifically proven or confirmed.

vi Các nhà khoa học vẫn đang tìm kiếm bằng chứng về thủy quái.

en Scientists are still searching for evidence of the aquatic cryptid.

Parts
thuỷ / quái / 水怪
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
水怪
Candidates by syllable
thuỷ 水 quái 拐(卦)
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
thủy quái / ma quái / bát quái / quỷ quái …
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Use
tàu thuỷ / thuỷ tinh / thuỷ thủ / thuỷ cung …
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