煉獄
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See also: 炼狱
Chinese
| refine; smelt | prison | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (煉獄) | 煉 | 獄 | |
| simp. (炼狱) | 炼 | 狱 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): lin6 juk6
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lien-ngiu̍k
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liān-ge̍k / liān-ga̍k
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄩˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: liànyù
- Wade–Giles: lien4-yü4
- Yale: lyàn-yù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liannyuh
- Palladius: ляньюй (ljanʹjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lin6 juk6
- Yale: lihn yuhk
- Cantonese Pinyin: lin6 juk9
- Guangdong Romanization: lin6 yug6
- Sinological IPA (key): /liːn²² jʊk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lien-ngiu̍k
- Hakka Romanization System: lien ngiug
- Hagfa Pinyim: lian4 ngiug6
- Sinological IPA: /li̯en⁵⁵ ŋi̯uk̚⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liān-ge̍k
- Tâi-lô: liān-gi̍k
- Phofsit Daibuun: liexn'gek
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɛn³³⁻²¹ ɡiɪk̚⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /liɛn³³⁻¹¹ ɡiɪk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liān-ga̍k
- Tâi-lô: liān-ga̍k
- Phofsit Daibuun: liexn'gak
- IPA (Taipei): /liɛn³³⁻¹¹ ɡak̚⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɛn³³⁻²¹ ɡak̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
煉獄
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 煉 | 獄 |
| れん Jinmeiyō |
ごく Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
煉 (ren, “to refine”) + 獄 (goku, “prison”)
Pronunciation
Noun
- (theology) purgatory
- 2003, Enrico Maxwell- page 76 in Chapter 42 ("Aubird Force") of Hellsing volume 6
- まるで煉獄。
- Maru de rengoku.
- Just like purgatory.
- まるで煉獄。
- 2003, Enrico Maxwell- page 76 in Chapter 42 ("Aubird Force") of Hellsing volume 6
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 煉 | 獄 |
Noun
煉獄 • (yeonok or McCune-Reischauer: yŏnok or Yale: yēn.ok) (hangeul 연옥)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 煉 | 獄 |
Noun
煉獄
- chữ Hán form of luyện ngục (“purgatory”).