阿鼻叫喚

Chinese

Avīci
 
to cry out; to call out; to summon
to cry out; to call out; to summon; Raurava
trad. (阿鼻叫喚) 阿鼻 叫喚
simp. (阿鼻叫唤) 阿鼻 叫唤

Etymology

From 阿鼻 (ābí, “Avīci”) +‎ 叫喚/叫唤 (jiàohuàn, “Raurava, clamoring, screaming”), in reference to two of the hells or narakas of Buddhism.

Pronunciation


Noun

阿鼻叫喚

  1. hell; agonized cries in the midst of tragedy

Japanese

Kanji in this term
阿 鼻 叫 喚
あ
Jinmeiyō
び
Grade: 3
きょう
Grade: S
かん
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

阿鼻地獄(あびじごく) (abi jigoku, “avīci”) and 叫喚地獄(きょうかんじごく) (kyōkan jigoku, “raurava”) are two of the hot hells of Buddhism.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [a̠bʲi kʲo̞ːkã̠ɴ]

Noun

阿(あ)鼻(び)叫(きょう)喚(かん) • (abi kyōkan) ←あびけうくわん (abi keukwan)?

  1. agonized crying out in the midst of tragedy

Korean

Hanja in this term
阿鼻叫喚

Noun

阿鼻叫喚 • (abigyuhwan) (hangeul 아비규환)

  1. Hanja form? of 아비규환.
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