아비규환

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 阿鼻叫喚, from 阿鼻 (Avīci) + 叫喚 (Raurava, clamoring, screaming).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?abigyuhwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?abigyuhwan
McCune–Reischauer?abigyuhwan
Yale Romanization?apikyuhwan

Noun

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아비규환 (abigyuhwan) (hanja 阿鼻叫喚)

  1. (Buddhism) Avīci and Raurava, two of the hot hells in Buddhist thought
  2. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) chaos, agonized cries in the midst of tragedy
    • 2022 October 30, Song Bok-gyu, Yun Yewon, Chosun Biz[1]:
      순식간비명울음가득한 아비규환현장으로 뒤바뀌었다.
      Sunsikgane bimyeonggwa ureumi gadeukhan abigyuhwanui hyeonjang'euro dwibakkwieotda.
      In the blink of an eye, it turned into a scene of hell on earth, filled with screaming and weeping.