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地狱
地獄
dìyù
1. hell
2. infernal
3. underworld

Character Breakdown

地
de
earth, ground, soil; land, region; structural particle used before a verb
HSK 3 6 丶
狱
yù
prison, jail; case; lawsuit
HSK 6 9 丶

Compound Words (3)

人间地狱
rénjiāndìyù
hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
浮动地狱
fúdòngdìyù
floating hell
阿鼻地狱
Ābídìyù
Ceaseless pain (Sanskrit: Avici), one of the Buddhist hells

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