무간지옥

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 無間地獄, from 無間 (“endless”) + 地獄 (“hell”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [muɡa̠ɲd͡ʑio̞k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [무간지옥]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?muganjiok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?muganjiog
    McCune–Reischauer?muganjiok
    Yale Romanization?mukan.ciok

    Noun

    무간지옥 • (muganjiok) (hanja 無間地獄)

    1. (Buddhism) Avīci (the lowest of the eight hells)
      Synonym: 아비지옥(阿鼻地獄) (abijiok)
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