quái

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See also: quai and quài

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 怪

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier con) quái

  1. freak, monster

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Adjective

quái

  1. (informal) strange; odd; weird; bizarre, freakish
    Cái quái gì vậy?
    The hell is that?
    Sao có chuyện quái thế?
    Why is there such a freakish story?
  2. mischievous, sly
    nghịch quái
    to play mischievously, to get into mischief

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Adverb

quái

  1. (not) at all
    Cứ bô bô cái mỏ mà chẳng hiểu quái gì.
    keeps running their trap but doesn't understand anything at all.
    Làm quái gì việc vặt ấy.
    Such a trifling thing does not matter at all.
    Quái gì phải lo lắng?
    What in the world do you have to worry about?

Interjection

quái

  1. used to express surprise
    Quái! Nhớ để ở đây mà!
    That's weird! I could've sworn I put it here!
    Quái, hôm qua còn khỏe thế mà hôm nay đã chết!
    How odd, he was so healthy yesterday and to day he is dead!

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