âm phủ
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”)