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ma gà

Pronunciation Northern /maː˧˧ ɣa̤ː˨˩/ Central /maː˧˥ ɣaː˧˧/ Southern /maː˧˧ ɣaː˨˩/
chicken ghost
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Noun
chicken ghost
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chicken ghost Culture & Proper NounsTheme

A ghost or demon that takes the form of a chicken and is believed to cause illness in people.

vi Ở một số vùng, người ta vẫn tin vào ma gà.

en In some regions, people still believe in chicken ghosts.

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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
麻𤠄
Candidates by syllable
ma 麻（魔） gà 𤠄（𪃴）
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.
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