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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
煉獄
- (theology, Roman Catholicism) purgatory
- abyss of misery
Japanese
Etymology
煉 (ren, “to refine”) + 獄 (goku, “prison”)
Pronunciation
Noun
煉獄 • (rengoku)
- (theology) purgatory
Korean
Noun
煉獄 • (yeonok or McCune-Reischauer: yŏnok or Yale: yēn.ok) (hangeul 연옥)
- hanja form? of 연옥 (“purgatory”)
Vietnamese
Noun
煉獄
- chữ Hán form of luyện ngục (“purgatory”).