阎王 yán wang — Yama; King of Hell; Pluto; ruler of the netherworld; hell king; death god; cruel tyrant

阎王
yán wang

Characters: 阎 · 王

Definitions

  1. Yama; King of Hell; Pluto; ruler of the netherworld; hell king; death god; cruel tyrant

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

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

zdic(汉典)

  1. 同"阎罗"，佛教称掌管地狱的神。
  2. 比喻极凶恶或极严厉的人。

ExtDict

  1. 阎罗看来没救了，要去见阎王了
  2. 比喻凶恶无比之人那个杀人不眨眼的活阎王终于被正法了。

Examples

  • 传说中，阎王掌管着人的生死。

    Legend says Yama presides over the life and death of men.

  • 他性子严厉，手下人都背地里叫他活阎王。

    So stern was his temper that his men secretly called him a living King of Hell.