âm phủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 陰府, composed of 陰 (“yin; of the dead”) and 府 (“domain”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔəm˧˧ fu˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔəm˧˧ fʊw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔəm˧˧ fʊw˨˩˦]

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Noun

âm phủ

1. (Chinese mythology, occult) the world of the dead where King Yama reigns

See also

• dương gian, dương thế (“world of the living”, literally “yang realm”)
• Diêm Vương (“King Yama”)
• địa ngục (“hell”)