Chinese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Partial calque of Sanskrit यमराज (yamarāja).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
閻王
- (Buddhism, Chinese mythology) Synonym of 閻羅／阎罗 (Yánluó, “Yama (god of the underworld)”)
- (figuratively) very savage person
Synonyms[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of
閻王 (“Yama”)
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| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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閻王, 閻羅, 閻羅王
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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閻王, 閻王爺, 閻羅, 閻羅王, 閻君
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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閻王, 閻王爺
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| Tianjin
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閻王爺
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| Chengde
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閻王爺
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| Tangshan
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閻王, 閻王爺
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| Cangzhou
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閻王爺
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| Baoding
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閻王, 閻王爺
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| Shijiazhuang
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閻王爺
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| Chifeng
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閻王爺
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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閻王爺
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| Heihe
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閻王, 閻王爺
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| Qiqihar
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閻王爺
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| Harbin
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閻王, 閻王爺
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| Jiamusi
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閻王爺
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| Baicheng
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閻王, 閻王爺
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| Changchun
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閻王爺
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| Tonghua
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閻王爺
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| Shenyang
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閻王, 閻王爺
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| Dandong
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閻王, 閻王爺
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| Jinzhou
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閻王, 閻王爺
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| Dalian
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閻王爺
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| Yantai
|
閻王
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| Yantai (Muping)
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閻王, 閻王爺
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| Qingdao
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閻王爺
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| Lijin
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閻王, 閻王爺爺
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| Zhucheng
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閻王, 閻王爺爺
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| Jinan
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閻王, 閻王爺
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| Jining
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閻王爺
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| Luoyang
|
閻王
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| Shangqiu
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閻王, 閻王爺
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| Yuanyang
|
閻王
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| Zhengzhou
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閻王爺
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| Lingbao
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閻王爺
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| Xinyang
|
閻王爺
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| Baihe
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閻王, 閻王爺
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| Hanzhong
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閻王, 閻王爺
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| Xi'an
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閻王, 閻王爺
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| Baoji
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閻王, 閻王爺
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| Yinchuan
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閻王爺
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| Tianshui
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閻王爺
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| Lanzhou
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閻王, 閻王爺
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| Dunhuang
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閻王爺
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| Xining
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閻王, 閻王爺
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| Hami
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閻王, 閻王爺
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| Ürümqi
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閻王爺
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| Wuhan
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閻王, 閻王爺
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| Yichang
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閻王, 閻王爺
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| Xiangyang
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閻王, 閻王爺
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| Tianmen
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閻王, 閻王五爹
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| Hong'an
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閻王老子, 閻王老子爺
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| Chengdu
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閻王, 閻王爺
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| Nanchong
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閻王, 閻王老爺
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| Dazhou
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閻王老爺
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| Hanyuan
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閻王老爺
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| Xichang
|
閻王
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| Zigong
|
閻王
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| Chongqing
|
閻王
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| Guiyang
|
閻王, 閻王爺
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| Zunyi
|
閻王
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| Bijie
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閻王
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| Liping
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閻王, 閻王老子
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| Zhaotong
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閻王, 閻王老二
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| Dali
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閻老王
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| Kunming
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閻王, 閻王爺
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| Mengzi
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閻王老爺
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| Guilin
|
閻王
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| Liuzhou
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閻羅王, 閻王, 閻王爺, 閻王老子
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| Nanning (Fujian)
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閻羅皇
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| Nanning (Wuming)
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閻羅王
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| Yizhou
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閻羅王, 閻王, 閻王爺
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| Luocheng (Dongmen)
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閻王, 閻羅王
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| Tianlin (Langping)
|
閻王
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| Jishou
|
閻王
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| Changde
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閻王老爺
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| Yongzhou
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閻王菩薩
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| Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)
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閻王爺
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| Anqing
|
閻王
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| Xuzhou
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閻王老爺, 閻王, 閻王爺, 閻王老子
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| Fuyang
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閻王, 閻王爺
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| Wuhu
|
閻王
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| Yangzhou
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閻王, 閻王老爺
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| Lianyungang
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閻王, 閻王老爺
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| Lianshui
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閻王老爺
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| Nanjing
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閻王, 閻王爺, 閻王老爺
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| Hefei
|
閻王
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| Nantong
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閻王, 閻王老爺
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| Singapore
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閻羅王
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| Dagudi (Maliba)
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閻老王
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| Reshuitang (Longling)
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閻老王
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| Mae Salong (Lancang)
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閻老王
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| Mae Sai (Tengchong)
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閻王爺
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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閻羅王, 閻流王
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| Hong Kong
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閻羅王
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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閻流王
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| Macau
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閻流王
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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閻頭王
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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閻流王
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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閻羅王
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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閻流王
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| Foshan
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閻流王
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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閻流王
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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閻流王
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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閻流王
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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閻流王
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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閻流王
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan)
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閻流王
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| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
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閻流王
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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閻流王
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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閻流王
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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閻羅王
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| Taishan
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閻羅王
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| Taishan (Guanghai)
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閻羅王
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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閻羅王
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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閻羅王
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| Heshan (Yayao)
|
閻王
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| Dongguan
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閻羅王, 閻流王
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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閻流王
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| Wuzhou
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閻羅王, 閻王
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| Yulin
|
閻王
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| Baise
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閻羅王, 閻王爺
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| Qinzhou
|
閻羅王
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| Gan
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Nanchang
|
閻王
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| Pengze
|
閻王
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| Yanshan
|
閻王
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| Lichuan
|
閻王
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| Pingxiang
|
閻王
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| Hakka
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Meixian
|
閻王
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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閻頭王
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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閻羅王
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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閻羅王
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
|
閻王
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| Conghua (Lütian)
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閻羅王
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| Yudu
|
閻王
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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閻羅王
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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閻羅王
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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閻羅王
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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閻羅王
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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閻羅王
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
閻羅王
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
|
閻王
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| Shexian
|
閻王
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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閻王爺
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| Yangyuan
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閻王, 閻王爺, 閻君
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| Datong
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閻王爺
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| Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou)
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閻王爺
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| Xinzhou
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閻王爺
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| Lishi
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閻王, 閻王爺兒
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| Linfen
|
閻王爺
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| Changzhi
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閻爺, 閻王爺
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| Linhe
|
閻王
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| Jining
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閻王爺
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| Hohhot
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閻王, 閻王爺
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| Erenhot
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閻王, 閻王爺
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| Pingshan
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閻王, 閻王爺
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| Zhangjiakou
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閻王, 閻王爺
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| Handan
|
閻王, 閻王爺
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| Linzhou
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閻王爺
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| Suide
|
閻王
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| Jiuxing Yumin
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Jiande
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閻龍王
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| Jinhua
|
閻龍王
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| Lanxi
|
閻龍王
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| Tunxi
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閻羅王
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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閻羅王
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
|
閻羅王, 閻王
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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閻羅王, 閻君爺
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| Quanzhou
|
閻羅王
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| Zhangzhou
|
閻羅王
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| Taipei (Wanhua)
|
閻羅王
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| Kaohsiung
|
閻羅王
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| Yilan
|
閻羅王
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| Changhua (Lukang)
|
閻羅王
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| Taichung
|
閻羅王
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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閻羅王
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| Tainan
|
閻羅王
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| Taitung
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閻羅
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| Hsinchu
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閻羅王
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| Penghu (Magong)
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閻羅爺
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
閻羅王
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| Shantou
|
閻羅王
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| Haikou
|
閻羅王
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| Puxian Min
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Xianyou
|
閻公
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| Central Min
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Yanping (Wangtai)
|
閻王
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| Zhongshan Min
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Shaxi (Longdu)
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閻流王
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| Sanxiang
|
閻羅王
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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閻龍王
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| Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dongbianzhou)
|
閻王
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| Wu
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Shanghai
|
閻羅王, 閻王
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
閻羅王
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| Suzhou
|
閻洛王
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| Danyang
|
閻王
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| Hangzhou
|
閻羅王
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| Hangzhou (Fuyang)
|
閻羅王
|
| Ningbo
|
閻羅大王
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| Wenzhou
|
閻羅王
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| Jinhua
|
閻龍王
|
| Xiang
|
Changsha
|
閻王
|
| Xiangxiang (Meiqiao)
|
閻王
|
| Loudi
|
閻王
|
| Hengshan
|
閻王老子
|
| Hengshan (Baiguo)
|
閻王老子
|
| Qinglong (Changliu Laba Miao)
|
閻王
|
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
閻王
- (figurative) ferocious or strict person; tyrant
