yêu tinh
Pronunciation
Northern
/iəw˧˧ tïŋ˧˧/
Central
/iəw˧˥ tïn˧˥/
Southern
/iəw˧˧ tɨn˧˧/
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evil spirit
Noun
evil spirit
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Meaning
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Noun
evil spirit Culture & Proper Nouns
A supernatural entity that is considered evil or harmful in folklore and myths.
vi Trong truyện cổ tích, yêu tinh thường bắt cóc trẻ con.
en In fairy tales, evil spirits often kidnap children.
Parts
yêu / tinh / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 妖精 …
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Parts
yêu / tinh / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 妖精 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 妖精
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
妖精
Candidates by syllable
yêu
要
tinh
精
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.
Use
tình yêu / yêu nước / người yêu / yêu cầu …
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Use
tình yêu / yêu nước / người yêu / yêu cầu …