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Héc-quyn
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Vietnamese
Alternative forms
vi Héc-quin
Etymology
From vi fr Hercule en Hercules; Heracles. As with other French words with a mute h, the h is "unmuted", making this also a partial y vi fr -. The "Forbidden One" sense comes from the fact that this "Forbidden One" has infinite attack strength, and that the manga series as well as the card game Yu-Gi-Oh!, in its Chinese bootleg form, peaked during the same period as the airing of the TV show Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
vi Roman god Hercules
vi colloquial card games "Forbidden One", a series of 5 cards in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game
See also
vi Hê-ra-clét