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阿鼻叫喚

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Chinese

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

Etymology

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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

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Noun

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阿鼻叫喚

  1. hell; agonized cries in the midst of tragedy

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō

Grade: 3
きょう
Grade: S
かん
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): [a̠bʲi kʲo̞ːkã̠ɴ]

Noun

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()()(きょう)(かん) (abi kyōkanあびけうくわん (abi keukwan)?

  1. agonized crying out in the midst of tragedy

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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阿鼻叫喚 (abigyuhwan) (hangeul 아비규환)

  1. hanja form? of 아비규환