阎王

yán wáng

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Rare

Definitions

1. same as 閻羅王|阎罗王
2. Yama, King of Hell
3. translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja

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Words Containing 阎王

jiàn yán wáng

to meet one's Maker

阎王好见，小鬼难当

yán wáng hǎo jiàn , xiǎo guǐ nán dāng

lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)

same as 閻羅王|阎罗王

Child Words of 阎王

king or monarch

to rule