Yán luó wáng

Traditional: 閻羅王

阎罗王 (Yán luó wáng) is a Chinese word meaning “(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell”.

Meanings

  1. 1(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell

Characters in 阎罗王

阎yán · (literary) the gate of a lane罗luó · gauze王wáng · king or monarch

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