quái

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 怪

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaːj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaːj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waːj˦˥]

Adjective

quái

(informal) strange; odd; weird; bizarre
Quái! Nhớ để ở đây mà!
That's weird! I could've sworn I put it here!

See also

lạ
quái dị
quái lạ
quái thú
quái vật
quái quỷ; quỷ quái
ma quái
yêu quái
bát quái

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