閻羅

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (閻羅)		閻	羅
simp. (阎罗)		阎	罗

Etymology

Clipping of of 閻魔羅闍 (MC jiᴇm muɑ lɑ d͡ʑia, “Yama”), borrowed from Sanskrit यमराज (yamarāja, “Yama”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Yánluó

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jim⁴ lo⁴
Min Nan (POJ): Giâm-lô

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Yánluó
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yanluo
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jim⁴ lo⁴
  - Yale: yìhm lòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jim⁴ lo⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yim⁴ lo⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːm²¹ lɔː²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Giâm-lô
  - Tâi-lô: Giâm-lô
  - Phofsit Daibuun: giamlooi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /giam²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /giam²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /giam¹³⁻²² lo¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /giam²⁴⁻¹¹ lo²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /giam²³⁻³³ lɤ²³/

Middle Chinese: /jiᴇm lɑ/▼

Rime
Character	閻	羅
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	以 (36)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	鹽 (153)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	余廉切	魯何切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jiᴇm/	/lɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/jiɛm/	/lɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/jæm/	/lɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jiam/	/la/
Li Rong	/iɛm/	/lɑ/
Wang Li	/jĭɛm/	/lɑ/
Bernard Karlgren	/i̯ɛm/	/lɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yán	luó

Proper noun

閻羅

(～王) (Hinduism, Buddhism, Chinese mythology) Yama (god of the underworld)

Synonyms

閻摩／阎摩 (Yánmó)
閻魔／阎魔 (Yánmó)
閻王／阎王 (Yánwáng)
閻王爺／阎王爷
閻王老子／阎王老子
閻君／阎君
琰魔王

Derived terms

閻羅包老／阎罗包老
閻羅大王／阎罗大王
閻羅天子／阎罗天子
閻羅妖／阎罗妖

閻羅殿／阎罗殿
閻羅王／阎罗王 (Yánluó Wáng)
閻羅老子／阎罗老子

Noun

閻羅

(figuratively) ferocious or cruel person; tyrant

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