陰間

See also: 阴间

Chinese

		(of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine (of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine; moon; cloudy; negative (electric.); shady	interstice; separate; between interstice; separate; between; among; space; (measure word)
trad. (陰間)		陰	間
simp. (阴间)		阴	间

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīnjiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jam¹ gaan¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): im-kan

  (Teochew, Peng'im): im¹ gang¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīnjiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yinjian
    • Wade–Giles: yin¹-chien¹
    • Yale: yīn-jyān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: injian
    • Palladius: иньцзянь (inʹczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /in⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jam¹ gaan¹
    • Yale: yām gāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jam¹ gaan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yem¹ gan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐm⁵⁵ kaːn⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: im-kan
    • Tâi-lô: im-kan
    • Phofsit Daibuun: imkafn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /im⁴⁴⁻²² kan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /im³³ kan³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /im⁴⁴⁻²² kan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /im⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /im⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: im¹ gang¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: im kang
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /im³³⁻²³ kaŋ³³/

Noun

陰間

1. the other side; heaven or hell; afterworld; netherworld
2. (chiefly Protestantism) Hades

Synonyms

• (the other side): 陰府／阴府 (yīnfǔ); (figuratively) 黃泉／黄泉 (huángquán); (figuratively, euphemism, colloquial, jocular) 老家 (lǎojiā)
• (Catholicism): 陰府／阴府 (yīnfǔ)

Antonyms

• 陽間／阳间 (yángjiān)

Adjective

陰間

1. (Internet slang) creepy

   • 2021年1月，英國廣播公司（BBC）拍攝的紀錄片《重返湖北》中，中國網友見識到了英媒的“濾鏡”用得有多爐火純青。片中的武漢一副灰暗，不少中國網友吐槽BBC使用了“陰間濾鏡”。 [MSC, trad.]
     2021年1月，英国广播公司（BBC）拍摄的纪录片《重返湖北》中，中国网友见识到了英媒的“滤镜”用得有多炉火纯青。片中的武汉一副灰暗，不少中国网友吐槽BBC使用了“阴间滤镜”。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: BBC"阴间滤镜"实锤了, on The Paper (newspaper)

     2021 nián 1 yuè, Yīngguó guǎngbō gōngsī (BBC) pāishè de jìlùpiàn “Chóngfǎn Húběi” zhōng, Zhōngguó wǎngyǒu jiànshí dào le Yīng méi de “lǜjìng” yòng de yǒu duō lúhuǒchúnqīng. Piàn zhōng de Wǔhàn yīfù huī'àn, bùshǎo Zhōngguó wǎngyǒu tùcáo BBC shǐyòng le “yīnjiān lǜjìng”. [Pinyin]

     In January 2021, Chinese netizens became aware of how skilled British mass media were at their utilising "filters" from Returning to Hubei, a documentary by British Broadcasting Company (BBC). In the documentary, Wuhan was dark as midnight, leading many Chinese netizens criticising that BBC used "a filter from the hell".

Japanese

Kanji in this term
陰	間
かげ Grade: S	ま Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

Named after 陰の間, where younger kabuki actors received training (and engaged themselves into prostitution).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かげま [kàgémá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɡe̞ma̠]

Noun

陰(かげ)間(ま) • (kagema) 

1. (historical) a male sex worker