魔王

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Chinese

devil king
trad. (魔王) 魔 王
simp. #(魔王) 魔 王

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 魔 王
Reading # 1/1 1/2
Initial (聲) 明 (4) 云 (35)
Final (韻) 戈 (95) 陽 (106)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Closed
Division (等) I III
Fanqie 莫婆切 雨方切
Baxter ma hjwang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/muɑ/ /ɦʉɐŋ/
Pan
Wuyun 		/muɑ/ /ɦʷiɐŋ/
Shao
Rongfen 		/muɑ/ /ɣiuɑŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/mwa/ /ɦuaŋ/
Li
Rong 		/muɑ/ /ɣiuaŋ/
Wang
Li 		/muɑ/ /ɣĭwaŋ/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/muɑ/ /iwaŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		mó wáng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		mo4 wong4

Noun

魔王

  1. (religion) devil king
  2. (figuratively) very evil person; fiend

Japanese

Kanji in this term
魔 王
ま
Grade: S 		おう
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

魔(ま)王(おう) • (maō) 

  1. (religion) the devil, devil king
  2. archenemy
  3. (fantasy) leader of the underworld; dark lord
    Coordinate term: 魔族 (mazoku, “one of the underworld”)

Usage notes

Despite the term containing 王 (ō, “king”), a 魔王 (maō) is not necessarily male. 魔王 (maō) can also refer to female demonic leaders.

Korean

Hanja in this term
魔王

Noun

魔王 • (mawang) (hangeul 마왕)

  1. hanja form? of 마왕 (“the devil, devil king”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
魔王

Noun

魔王

  1. chữ Hán form of ma vương (“devil king”).
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