yêu tinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 妖精.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔiəw˧˧ tïŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔiw˧˧ tɨn˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔiw˧˧ tɨn˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) yêu tinh

(mythology, fiction) evil spirit

See also

yêu quái

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