閻王

See also: 阎王

Chinese

		gate of village	king; Wang (proper name)
trad. (閻王)		閻	王
simp. (阎王)		阎	王

A partial calque of Sanskrit यमराज (yamarāja).

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Yánwáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yanwang
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn³⁵ u̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: jim⁴ wong⁴
  - Yale: yìhm wòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jim⁴ wong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yim⁴ wong⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːm²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    炎黃／炎黄
    閻王／阎王
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Giâm-ông
  - Tâi-lô: Giâm-ông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: giam'oong
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /giam¹³⁻²² ɔŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /giam²⁴⁻¹¹ ɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /giam²⁴⁻²² ɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /giam²³⁻³³ ɔŋ²³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: nyi hhuaan (T3)
  - IPA ^(key): /n̠ʲi²² ɦɯɑ̃⁴⁴/

閻王

(Buddhism, Chinese mythology) Synonym of 閻羅／阎罗 (Yánluó, “Yama (god of the underworld)”).

閻王

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