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阎王

Word

the King of Hell, who rules the dead in old Chinese stories

Traditional
閻王

yán wang

yan2wang5HSK 7–9

Meaning

  1. the King of Hell, who rules the dead in old Chinese stories
  2. a very mean, scary person; people say this in jokes

Examples

  • 小孩子都怕阎王。

    xiǎo hái zi dōu pà yán wang

    All little children are afraid of the King of Hell.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他生气的时候，我们叫他阎王。

    tā shēng qì de shí hou, wǒ men jiào tā yán wang

    When he is angry, we call him the King of Hell.

    AI-generated sentence

Characters in 阎王

阎yán王wáng

Words with 阎王

阎王殿yán wáng diànYama's palaceWord阎王爷yán wáng yé(Buddhism) Yama, the King of HellWord见阎王jiàn yán wáng(coll.) to meet one's maker; to kick the bucket; to dieWord
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