hoả ngục
Pronunciation
Northern
/hwa̰ː˧˩˧ ŋṵʔk˨˩/
Central
/hwaː˧˩˨ ŋṵk˨˨/
Southern
/hwaː˨˩˦ ŋuk˨˩˨/
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hell
Noun
hell
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
hell
A place of suffering or great misery, often referred to in religious contexts as a place of punishment after death.
vi Sự nghèo đói là một hoả ngục đối với họ.
en Poverty is a hell for them.
Parts
hoả / ngục / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 火獄 …
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Parts
hoả / ngục / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 火獄 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 火獄
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
火獄
Candidates by syllable
hoả
火
ngục
獄
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
hỏa ngục / hell
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Similar
hỏa ngục / hell
Use
tàu hoả / hoả xa / hoả khí / hoả hoạn …
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Use
tàu hoả / hoả xa / hoả khí / hoả hoạn …