Yán wang

Traditional: 閻王

阎王 (Yán wang) is a Chinese word meaning “(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell; (fig.) cruel and tyrannical person”.

Meanings

  1. 1(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell
  2. 2(fig.) cruel and tyrannical person

Characters in 阎王

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

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