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阿鼻地狱

Word · NounTraditional地獄

hell; underworld; place of extreme suffering

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

hell; the underworld; place of punishment after death

A concept in Buddhism, Christianity, and other religions. Often contrasted with heaven.

Fó佛
jiào教
rèn认
wéi为
zuò作
è恶
duō多
duān端
de的
rén人
huì会
xià下
dì地
yù狱
 。

Buddhism believes that those who commit many evil deeds will go to hell.

Dàn但
dīng丁
de的
 《
shén神
qǔ曲
 》
miáo描
xiě写
le了
dì地
yù狱
de的
jǐng景
xiàng象
 。

Dante's 'Divine Comedy' depicts scenes of hell.

2.

noun

a living hell; a state of extreme suffering and misery

Used figuratively to describe an extremely harsh or painful situation in life.

Zhàn战
zhēng争
shǐ使
nà那
gè个
chéng城
shì市
biàn变
chéng成
le了
rén人
jiān间
dì地
yù狱
 。

The war turned that city into a living hell.

Shī失
qù去
qīn亲
rén人
de的
tòng痛
kǔ苦
duì对
tā她
lái来
shuō说
rú如
tóng同
dì地
yù狱
 。

The pain of losing a loved one is like hell to her.