아비규환

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 阿鼻叫喚, from 阿鼻 (“Avīci”) + 叫喚 (“Raurava, clamoring, screaming”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?abigyuhwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?abigyuhwan
McCune–Reischauer?abigyuhwan
Yale Romanization?apikyuhwan

Noun

아비규환 • (abigyuhwan) (hanja 阿鼻叫喚)

  1. (Buddhism) Avīci and Raurava, two of the hot hells in Buddhist thought
  2. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) chaos, agonized cries in the midst of tragedy
    • 2022 October 30, Song Bok-gyu, Yun Yewon, Chosun Biz‎:
      순식간에 비명과 울음이 가득한 아비규환의 현장으로 뒤바뀌었다.
      Sunsikgane bimyeonggwa ureumi gadeukhan abigyuhwanui hyeonjang'euro dwibakkwieotda.
      In the blink of an eye, it turned into a scene of hell on earth, filled with screaming and weeping.
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