quỷ quái
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Definition
- 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
- satanic, demoniac, demoniacal, devilish