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luyện ngục

Pronunciation
purgatory
Noun
purgatory

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
purgatory

This term refers to purgatory, which is a place or state of suffering and atonement.

vi Trong tôn giáo, luyện ngục là nơi thanh tẩy linh hồn sau khi qua đời.

en In religion, purgatory is a place for the atonement of souls after death.

Parts
luyện / ngục / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 煉獄 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 煉獄

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
煉獄
Candidates by syllable
luyện 煉(練 / 鍊) 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
purgatory
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Use
huấn luyện viên / huấn luyện / tập luyện / luyện tập …
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