âm phủ
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 陰府, composed of 陰 (“yin; of the dead”) and 府 (“domain”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔəm˧˧ fu˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔəm˧˧ fʊw˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔəm˧˧ fʊw˨˩˦]
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)
Noun[edit]
See also[edit]
- dương gian, dương thế (“world of the living”, literally “yang realm”)
- Diêm Vương (“King Yama”)
- địa ngục (“hell”)