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阎
yán
village gate; surname
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Words Using 阎 (12)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
阎
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Yán
Yama / gate of village / surname Yan
Yán
阎
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Yama / gate of village / surname Yan
阎君
↗
yánjūn
king of hell / Yama
yánjūn
阎君
↗
king of hell / Yama
阎王
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Yánwáng
same as [[閻羅王|阎罗王]] / Yama, King of Hell / translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja
Yánwáng
阎王
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same as [[閻羅王|阎罗王]] / Yama, King of Hell / translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja
阎王好见，小鬼难当
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Yánwánghǎojiàn,xiǎoguǐnándāng
lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)
Yánwánghǎojiàn,xiǎoguǐnándāng
阎王好见，小鬼难当
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lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)
阎王爷
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Yánwángyé
same as [[閻羅王|阎罗王]] / Yama, King of Hell / translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja
Yánwángyé
阎王爷
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same as [[閻羅王|阎罗王]] / Yama, King of Hell / translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja
阎罗
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Yánluó
Yama, King of Hell / translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja
Yánluó
阎罗
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Yama, King of Hell / translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja
阎罗王
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YánluóWáng
Yama, King of Hell / translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja
YánluóWáng
阎罗王
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Yama, King of Hell / translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja
阎老
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Yánlǎo
Yama
Yánlǎo
阎老
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Yama
阎良
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Yánliáng
Yanliang District of Xi'an [[西安市<XīānShì>]], Shaanxi
Yánliáng
阎良
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Yanliang District of Xi'an [[西安市<XīānShì>]], Shaanxi
阎良区
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YánliángQū
Yanliang District of Xi’an [[西安市<XīānShì>]], Shaanxi
YánliángQū
阎良区
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Yanliang District of Xi’an [[西安市<XīānShì>]], Shaanxi