閻王爺

Chinese

		gate of village	king; Wang (proper name)	grandpa; etc.; old gentleman
trad. (閻王爺)		閻	王	爺
simp. (阎王爷)		阎	王	爷

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Yánwángyé

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jim⁴ wong⁴ je⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Yánwángyé
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄝˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yanwangye
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Yánwángyé
  - IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ jɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jim⁴ wong⁴ je⁴
  - Yale: yìhm wòhng yèh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jim⁴ wong⁴ je⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yim⁴ wong⁴ yé⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːm²¹ wɔːŋ²¹ jɛː²¹/

Proper noun

閻王爺

(Buddhism, Chinese mythology) Synonym of 閻羅／阎罗 (Yánluó, “Yama (god of the underworld)”).

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