huáng​quán

the underworld

  • created reference approved 黄泉/黃泉 → 阴间/陰間 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    黄泉 / 黃泉 huáng​quán

    阴间 / 陰間 yīn​jiān

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 黄泉/黃泉 · huáng​quán · the underworld — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    黄泉 / 黃泉

    huáng​quán

    the underworld

    (literary) the Yellow Springs; the realm of the dead in Chinese mythology, similar to Hades or the netherworld

    黄 (literal) → 黄/黃 · huáng · yellow 泉 (literal) → 泉 · quán · grave

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  • created sense approved 黄泉/黃泉 · huáng​quán · underground springs — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    黄泉 / 黃泉

    huáng​quán

    underground springs

    (literary) deep groundwater; springs found beneath the yellow earth

    黄 (literal) → 黄/黃 · huáng · yellow 泉 (literal) → 泉 · quán · source

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  • created sense approved 黄泉/黃泉 · huáng​quán · the grave — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    黄泉 / 黃泉

    huáng​quán

    the grave

    (metonymy) a burial site or the place where one is buried after death

    黄 (literal) → 黄/黃 · huáng · yellow 泉 (literal) → 泉 · quán · grave

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