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quái vật

[kwaːj˧˦ vət̚˧˨ʔ] 🎙 Say it

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) monster

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

con quái

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Noun

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Karl Marx (1962) [1867], “Vorwort zur ersten Auflage”, in Das Kapital. Band I (Marx-Engels-Werke), volume 23; Vietnamese translation from “Lời tựa viết cho lần xuất bản thứ nhất”, in Tư bản, Quyển I (C. Mác và Ph. Ăng-ghen – Toàn tập), volume 23, 2002; English translation from “Preface to the First

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31)

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Topics: Devils & ghosts

Common questions

What does “quái vật” mean?

(noun) monster

Is “quái vật” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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