아비규환

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠biɡjuβwa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [아비규환]

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^[1]:

     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.