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阎王
閻王
Yánwáng
1. same as [[閻羅王|阎罗王]]
2. Yama, King of Hell
3. translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja
Noun

Character Breakdown

阎
yán
village gate; surname
11 丶
王
wáng
king, ruler; royal; surname
HSK 5 4 丶

Compound Words (3)

见阎王
jiànYánwáng
to meet one's Maker
阎王爷
Yánwángyé
same as [[閻羅王|阎罗王]]
阎王好见,小鬼难当
Yánwánghǎojiàn,xiǎoguǐnándāng
lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)

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