created reference approved 炼狱/煉獄 → 座 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
炼狱 / 煉獄 liànyù
座 zuò
classifier
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 炼狱/煉獄 · liànyù · purgatory — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
炼狱 / 煉獄
liànyù
purgatory
According to Catholic or Orthodox belief, a place where the souls of the dead suffer temporarily to pay for their sins before entering heaven.
炼 (literal) → 炼/煉 · liàn · to refine 狱 (literal) → 狱/獄 · yù · prison
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 炼狱/煉獄 · liànyù · living hell — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
炼狱 / 煉獄
liànyù
living hell
A place or situation of intense suffering, hardship, or severe trial.
炼 (literal) → 炼/煉 · liàn · to refine 狱 (literal) → 狱/獄 · yù · prison
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition