huó
yán
wɑnɡ

idiom

Meaning of 活阎王

活阎王 means a living King of Hell; a devil incarnate; a person who is extremely cruel, vicious, and tyrannical. Pronounced huó yán wɑnɡ.

  • a living King of Hell; a devil incarnate; a person who is extremely cruel, vicious, and tyrannical

Definitions & Examples

ge
è
xiāng
 
jiǎn
zhí
jiù
shì
ge
huó
yán
wɑnɡ
 

That local bully oppressed the villagers; he was a living King of Hell.

Jiù
shè
huì
 
yǒu
xiē
zhǔ
duì
diàn
jiù
xiàng
huó
yán
wɑnɡ
yàng
 

In the old society, some landlords treated their tenants like devilish tyrants.

shí
de
yàng
zi
 
xiōng
de
gēn
huó
yán
wɑnɡ
chà
bu
duō
 

When he gets angry, he looks almost as terrifying as the King of Hell.

Measure Words

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