아비지옥

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 阿鼻地獄, from 阿鼻 (Avīci) + 地獄 (hell).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [a̠bid͡ʑio̞k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: []
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?abijiok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?abijiog
    McCune–Reischauer?abijiok
    Yale Romanization?apiciok

    Noun

    아비지옥 • (abijiok) (hanja 阿鼻地獄)

    1. (Buddhism) Avīci (the lowest of the eight hells)
      Synonym: 무간지옥(無間地獄) (muganjiok)