Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Devilish, demonic, fiendish: Possessing or showing the qualities of a devil or evil spirit; extremely wicked, cruel, or malicious.
   • Cunning, crafty, sly: Characterized by cleverness in a deceitful, tricky, or underhanded way.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Nó có một nụ cười quỷ quái. (He has a devilish smile.)
  • Hắn ta nổi tiếng với những mưu mô quỷ quái. (He is famous for his fiendish schemes.)
  • Đừng tin lời đường mật và những lời hứa quỷ quái của hắn. (Don't believe his honeyed words and his cunning promises.)

Advanced Usage

• "quỷ quái tinh ma": An intensified phrase meaning extremely cunning, sly, and wicked.
  • Tên tội phạm đó quỷ quái tinh ma, rất khó bắt. (That criminal is extremely cunning and very hard to catch.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quái quỷ: A variant with the same meaning and usage as "quỷ quái".
  • Thằng bé đó láu cá, quái quỷ lắm. (That boy is sharp and very crafty.)
• Quỷ: (Noun) Ghost, devil, demon. The root word.
• Quái: (Adjective/Noun) Strange, weird, monster. The root word.

Synonyms

• Độc ác: Cruel, vicious.
• Xảo quyệt: Deceitful, crafty.
• Ranh mãnh: Sly, cunning (often used for children or animals).
• Hiểm độc: Malicious, venomous.

Related Idioms

• "Quỷ tha ma bắt": An idiom meaning "May ghosts and demons take you!", used as a curse or to express strong annoyance.
  • Đồ quỷ tha ma bắt! (You devil! / Damn you!)
• "Quỷ quyệt": (Adjective) Another common word meaning cunning, crafty, treacherous. It is very close in meaning and often interchangeable with "quỷ quái".
  • Hắn là một kẻ quỷ quyệt. (He is a treacherous person.)

adj

1. satanic, demoniac, demoniacal, devilish