ma đói

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Etymology

ma +‎ đói.

Pronunciation

Noun

ma đói

  1. preta, hungry ghost (type of supernatural being, condemned to desire more than it can consume)
    Synonym: ngạ quỷ
    • 2010, Minh Niệm, “Thành công”, in Hiểu về trái tim, NXB Trẻ:
      Sống mà không thể thương yêu hay không được thương yêu thì có khác gì những loài ma đói.
      To live without being able to love or being loved is no different from being some kind of hungry ghost.