shí​bā​céng​dì​yù

eighteen levels of hell

  • created reference approved 十八层地狱/十八層地獄 → 十八地狱/十八地獄 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    十八层地狱 / 十八層地獄 shí​bā​céng​dì​yù

    十八地狱 / 十八地獄 shí​bā​dì​yù

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 十八层地狱/十八層地獄 · shí​bā​céng​dì​yù · eighteen levels of hell — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    十八层地狱 / 十八層地獄

    shí​bā​céng​dì​yù

    eighteen levels of hell

    The eighteen levels of hell in Buddhist and folk mythology where the souls of evil people suffer for their sins

    十八 (literal) → 十八 · shí​bā · eighteen 层 (literal) → 层/層 · céng · [layer/floor] 地狱 (literal) → 地狱/地獄 · dì​yù · hell; Naraka

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 十八层地狱/十八層地獄 · shí​bā​céng​dì​yù · utter misery — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    十八层地狱 / 十八層地獄

    shí​bā​céng​dì​yù

    utter misery

    A situation or place of extreme suffering, darkness, or misery

    十八 (literal) → 十八 · shí​bā · eighteen 层 (literal) → 层/層 · céng · [layer/floor] 地狱 (literal) → 地狱/地獄 · dì​yù · living hell

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense