Definition

1. Noun:
   • Demon, Devil, Fiend: A malevolent, supernatural being, often invisible, believed in superstition to haunt and harm people. It represents evil or a source of wickedness.
   • Monster (figurative): A person who exhibits a specific vice or evil quality to a monstrous, extreme degree.
   • Imp, Rascal (colloquial): Used to describe a person, especially a child, who is mischievous, naughty, or playfully troublesome.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Người ta nói ngôi nhà cũ ấy có quỷ. (People say that old house has a demon.)
  • Hắn là một con quỷ dâm dục. (He is a monster of lust.)
  • Thằng bé này quỷ lắm! (This boy is such a rascal!)

Advanced Usage

• "quỷ quái": Weird, eerie, or strangely tricky.
  • Cô ấy có những ý tưởng quỷ quái. (She has some weird ideas.)
• "quỷ sứ": A stronger, more emphatic term for devil or fiend.
  • Đồ quỷ sứ! (You fiend!)

Variants and Related Words

• Ma quỷ (n): Ghosts and demons; evil spirits collectively.
  • Chuyện ma quỷ (Stories about ghosts and demons.)
• Quỷ dữ (n): An evil devil, a malevolent fiend.
• Quỷ nhập tràng (n): Literally "devil entering the intestines," meaning a sudden, acute abdominal pain (often used in folk context).

Synonyms

• Demon: An evil spirit or supernatural being.
• Devil: The supreme spirit of evil; a subordinate evil spirit.
• Fiend: An evil spirit or demon; a very wicked or cruel person.
• Imp: A small, mischievous devil or sprite.

Related Idioms

• Quỷ tha ma bắt: An exclamation meaning "Go to the devil!" or "Devils take you!"
  • Quỷ tha ma bắt mày đi! (Go to the devil!)
• Quỷ khốc thần kinh: Horribly frightening, terrifying enough to make gods and demons weep.
  • Cảnh tượng quỷ khốc thần kinh. (A horrifyingly terrifying scene.)
• Nhanh như quỷ: As fast as a devil; extremely quick.
  • Nó chạy nhanh như quỷ. (He runs as fast as lightning.)

noun

1. demon, devil, fiend, satan
   • quỷ tha ma bắt mày đi!
     go to the devil!