閻王

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See also: 阎王

Chinese

gate of village king; Wang (proper name)
trad. (閻王)
simp. (阎王)

Etymology

Partial calque of Sanskrit यमराज (yamarāja).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/2
Initial () (36) (35)
Final () (153) (106)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter yem hjwang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/jiᴇm/ /ɦʉɐŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/jiɛm/ /ɦʷiɐŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/jæm/ /ɣiuɑŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/jiam/ /ɦuaŋ/
Li
Rong
/iɛm/ /ɣiuaŋ/
Wang
Li
/jĭɛm/ /ɣĭwaŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/i̯ɛm/ /iwaŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
yán wáng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jim4 wong4

Proper noun

閻王

  1. (Buddhism, Chinese mythology) Synonym of 閻羅阎罗 (Yánluó, Yama (god of the underworld))
  2. (figuratively) very savage person

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Cebuano: yawa
  • Hiligaynon: yawa
  • Tagalog: yawa
  • Waray-Waray: yawa

Noun

閻王

  1. (figurative) ferocious or strict person; tyrant