阿鼻叫喚

Chinese

Avīci
 
to cry out; to call out; to summon
to cry out; to call out; to summon; Raurava
trad. (阿鼻叫喚) 阿鼻 叫喚
simp. (阿鼻叫唤) 阿鼻 叫唤

Etymology

From 阿鼻 (ābí, Avīci) + 叫喚叫唤 (jiàohuàn, Raurava, clamoring, screaming), in reference to two of the hells or narakas of Buddhism.

Pronunciation


Noun

阿鼻叫喚

  1. hell; agonized cries in the midst of tragedy

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō

Grade: 3
きょう
Grade: S
かん
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

阿鼻地獄(あびじごく) (abi jigoku, avīci) and 叫喚地獄(きょうかんじごく) (kyōkan jigoku, raurava) are two of the hot hells of Buddhism.

Pronunciation

Noun

()()(きょう)(かん) (abi kyōkan) あびけうくわん (abi keukwan)?

  1. agonized crying out in the midst of tragedy

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

阿鼻叫喚 (abigyuhwan) (hangeul 아비규환)

  1. Hanja form? of 아비규환.
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