冥王

Chinese

		dark; deep	king; Wang (proper name)
simp. and trad. (冥王)		冥	王

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): míngwáng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁵ wong⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: míngwáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingwang
  - IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ u̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ming⁵ wong⁴
  - Yale: míhng wòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁵ wong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ming⁵ wong⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ¹³ wɔːŋ²¹/

Noun

冥王

king of hell

Japanese

Kanji in this term
冥	王
めい Grade: S	おう Grade: 1
on’yomi

Proper noun

冥王 (hiragana めいおう, rōmaji Meiō, historical hiragana めいわう)

the King of the Underworld; either Hades/Pluto in ancient Greco-Roman mythology or King Yama in Hindu-Buddhist belief.

Derived terms

冥 (めい)王 (おう)星 (せい) (Meiōsei)
冥 (めい)王 (おう)代 (だい) (Meiōdai)

See also

冥 (めい)界 (かい) (meikai)
閻 (えん)魔 (ま) (Enma)

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