地獄

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See also: 地狱

Chinese

 
earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
prison
trad. (地獄)
simp. (地狱)
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Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (7) (31)
Final () (15) (8)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter dijH ngjowk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/diɪH/ /ŋɨok̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/diH/ /ŋiok̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/djɪH/ /ŋiok̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/diH/ /ŋuawk̚/
Li
Rong
/diH/ /ŋiok̚/
Wang
Li
/diH/ /ŋĭwok̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/dʱiH/ /ŋi̯wok̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
dei6 juk6

Noun

地獄

  1. (religion) hell; underworld; inferno
  2. (figurative) hell on earth

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (地獄):

Adjective

地獄

  1. (Internet slang, neologism, of jokes, memes or gags) having a punchline that is built upon other's misfortune or disabilities, such that one would go to hell after comprehending the joke (see hellish gag); cursed
    地獄地狱  ―  dìyùgén  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
ごく
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 地獄 (diɪᴴ ŋɨok̚), literally “(under)ground prison”). Compare modern Min Nan reading tē-gio̍k, or Hakka thi-ngiu̍k.

Pronunciation

Noun

()(ごく) (jigokuぢごく (digoku)?

  1. hell
    ()(ごく)()ちる
    jigoku ni ochiru
    to fall into hell; to go to hell
    • 1999 March 1, “ヘルゲート・ディーグ [Hellgate Deeg]”, in BOOSTER 1, Konami:
      おなかに()(ごく)(つう)じる(とびら)があり、(しょう)(かん)もできる()()()なモンスター。
      Onaka ni jigoku e tsūjiru tobira ga ari, shōkan mo dekiru bukimi na monsutā.
      A weird monster that can summon allies through the gateway to hell on its belly.

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References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

地獄 (jiok) (hangeul 지옥)

  1. Hanja form? of 지옥 (hell).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

地獄

  1. chữ Hán form of địa ngục (hell).