阿鼻叫喚

Chinese

		Avīci	to cry out; to call out; to summon to cry out; to call out; to summon; Raurava
trad. (阿鼻叫喚)		阿鼻	叫喚
simp. (阿鼻叫唤)		阿鼻	叫唤

Etymology

From 阿鼻 (ābí, “Avīci”) +‎ 叫喚／叫唤 (jiàohuàn, “Raurava, clamoring, screaming”), in reference to two of the hells or narakas of Buddhism.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ābíjiàohuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄚ ㄅㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ bei⁶ giu³ wun⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ābíjiàohuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄅㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: abíjiàohuàn
    • Wade–Giles: a¹-pi²-chiao⁴-huan⁴
    • Yale: ā-bí-jyàu-hwàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: abyijiawhuann
    • Palladius: абицзяохуань (abiczjaoxuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ pi³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯än⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: aa³ bei⁶ giu³ wun⁶
    • Yale: a beih giu wuhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ bei⁶ giu³ wun⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: a³ béi⁶ giu³ wun⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³ pei̯²² kiːu̯³³ wuːn²²/

Noun

阿鼻叫喚

1. hell; agonized cries in the midst of tragedy

   • 這是阿鼻叫喚的場面！……不多一刻之前？還是在那靜寂的落陽下面，眺望着銅色皮膚的女子，……可是同在這一天，同在這一天的下午，繼續着的，就是機關鎗的掃射，負傷者的呼喊！ [MSC, trad.]
     这是阿鼻叫唤的场面！……不多一刻之前？还是在那静寂的落阳下面，眺望着铜色皮肤的女子，……可是同在这一天，同在这一天的下午，继续着的，就是机关枪的扫射，负伤者的呼喊！ [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1931, 雷馬克 [Erich Maria Remarque], 沈叔之 (translator), 《戰後》 [The Road Back], page 537

     Zhè shì ābíjiàohuàn de chǎngmiàn!...... Bù duō yīkè zhī qián? Háishì zài nà jìngjì de luòyáng xiàmiàn, tiàowàngzhe tóngsè pífū de nǚzǐ,...... Kěshì tóng zài zhè yī tiān, tóng zài zhè yī tiān de xiàwǔ, jìxùzhe de, jiùshì jīguānqiāng de sǎoshè, fùshāngzhě de hūhǎn! [Pinyin]

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   • 當世上正在恐怖的阿鼻叫喚，苦悶苦鬥之眞中，如羅嘉這樣篤信謙恭的老人之出現，結果只是間接地促進止宿此間的憂鬱的旅人的自殺。 [MSC, trad.]
     当世上正在恐怖的阿鼻叫唤，苦闷苦斗之真中，如罗嘉这样笃信谦恭的老人之出现，结果只是间接地促进止宿此间的忧郁的旅人的自杀。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1936, 李誼 (translator), 『夜店』的藝術與社會價值, in 周天民 and 張彥夫 (editors), 《高爾基選集·第三卷·戲劇》, page 10

     Dāng shìshàng zhèngzài kǒngbù de ābíjiàohuàn, kǔmēn kǔdòu zhī zhēnzhōng, rú Luójiā zhèyàng dǔxìn qiāngōng de lǎorén zhī chūxiàn, jiéguǒ zhǐshì jiànjiē dì cùjìn zhǐsù cǐ jiān de yōuyù de lǚrén de zìshā. [Pinyin]

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   • 阿鼻叫喚的地獄，移植在這錦繡般的天府，錦繡被敵人撕碎了，伙伴們，記住記住！ [MSC, trad.]
     阿鼻叫唤的地狱，移植在这锦绣般的天府，锦绣被敌人撕碎了，伙伴们，记住记住！ [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1989, 杨骚, 灾区巡礼, in 杨西北 (editor), 《杨骚选集》

     Ābíjiàohuàn de dìyù, yízhí zài zhè jǐnxiù bān de tiānfǔ, jǐnxiù bèi dírén sīsuì le, huǒbànmen, jìzhù jìzhù! [Pinyin]

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
阿	鼻	叫	喚
あ Jinmeiyō	び Grade: 3	きょう Grade: S	かん Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

阿鼻地獄(あびじごく) (abi jigoku, “avīci”) and 叫喚地獄(きょうかんじごく) (kyōkan jigoku, “raurava”) are two of the hot hells of Buddhism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠bʲi kʲo̞ːkã̠ɴ]

Noun

阿(あ)鼻(び)叫(きょう)喚(かん) • (abi kyōkan) ^{←あびけうくわん (abi keukwan)?}

1. agonized crying out in the midst of tragedy

Korean

Hanja in this term
阿	鼻	叫	喚

Noun

阿鼻叫喚 • (abigyuhwan) (hangeul 아비규환)

1. Hanja form^? of 아비규환.