"閻羅" meaning in All languages combined

See 閻羅 on Wiktionary

Proper name [Chinese]

IPA: /jɛn³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jiːm²¹ lɔː²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ɡiam²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /ɡiam²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /ɡiam¹³⁻²² lo¹³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /ɡiam²⁴⁻¹¹ lo²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /ɡiam²³⁻³³ lɤ²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /ŋiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lo⁵⁵/ [Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /jɛn³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/, /jiːm²¹ lɔː²¹/, /ɡiam²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/, /ɡiam²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/, /ɡiam¹³⁻²² lo¹³/, /ɡiam²⁴⁻¹¹ lo²⁴/, /ɡiam²³⁻³³ lɤ²³/, /ŋiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lo⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: Yánluó [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jim⁴ lo⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], Giâm-lô [Hokkien, POJ], ngiam⁵ lo⁵ [Peng'im, Teochew], Yánluó [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], Yánluó [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], Yen²-lo² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], Yán-lwó [Mandarin, Yale], Yanluo [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], Яньло [Mandarin, Palladius], Janʹlo [Mandarin, Palladius], yìhm lòh [Cantonese, Yale], jim⁴ lo⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yim⁴ lo⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], Giâm-lô [Hokkien, Tai-lo], giamlooi [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], ngiâm lô [POJ, Teochew], yem la [Middle-Chinese]
Etymology: Clipping 閻魔羅闍 (MC yem ma la dzyae, “Yama”), borrowed from Sanskrit यमराज (yamarāja, “Yama”). Etymology templates: {{clipping|zh}} Clipping, {{ltc-l|閻魔羅闍|Yama|id=1,1,1,2}} 閻魔羅闍 (MC yem ma la dzyae, “Yama”), {{bor|zh|sa|यमराज||Yama}} Sanskrit यमराज (yamarāja, “Yama”) Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 閻羅
  1. (~王) (Hinduism, Buddhism, Chinese mythology) Yama (god of the underworld) Categories (topical): Buddhism, Chinese mythology, Hinduism Synonyms: 閻摩/阎摩 (Yánmó), 閻魔/阎魔 (Yánmó), 琰魔王, 閻摩 (Yánmó), 阎摩 (Yánmó), 閻魔 (Yánmó), 阎魔 (Yánmó)
    Sense id: en-閻羅-zh-name-rhBQ7H5d Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Derived forms: 閻羅包老, 阎罗包老, 閻羅大王, 阎罗大王, 閻羅天子 (Yánluó Tiānzǐ), 阎罗天子 (Yánluó Tiānzǐ), 閻羅妖, 阎罗妖, 閻羅殿, 阎罗殿, 閻羅王 (Yánluó Wáng), 阎罗王 (Yánluó Wáng), 閻羅老子, 阎罗老子

Noun [Chinese]

IPA: /jɛn³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jiːm²¹ lɔː²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ɡiam²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /ɡiam²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /ɡiam¹³⁻²² lo¹³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /ɡiam²⁴⁻¹¹ lo²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /ɡiam²³⁻³³ lɤ²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /ŋiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lo⁵⁵/ [Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /jɛn³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/, /jiːm²¹ lɔː²¹/, /ɡiam²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/, /ɡiam²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/, /ɡiam¹³⁻²² lo¹³/, /ɡiam²⁴⁻¹¹ lo²⁴/, /ɡiam²³⁻³³ lɤ²³/, /ŋiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lo⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: Yánluó [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jim⁴ lo⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], Giâm-lô [Hokkien, POJ], ngiam⁵ lo⁵ [Peng'im, Teochew], Yánluó [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], Yánluó [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], Yen²-lo² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], Yán-lwó [Mandarin, Yale], Yanluo [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], Яньло [Mandarin, Palladius], Janʹlo [Mandarin, Palladius], yìhm lòh [Cantonese, Yale], jim⁴ lo⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yim⁴ lo⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], Giâm-lô [Hokkien, Tai-lo], giamlooi [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], ngiâm lô [POJ, Teochew], yem la [Middle-Chinese]
Etymology: Clipping 閻魔羅闍 (MC yem ma la dzyae, “Yama”), borrowed from Sanskrit यमराज (yamarāja, “Yama”). Etymology templates: {{clipping|zh}} Clipping, {{ltc-l|閻魔羅闍|Yama|id=1,1,1,2}} 閻魔羅闍 (MC yem ma la dzyae, “Yama”), {{bor|zh|sa|यमराज||Yama}} Sanskrit यमराज (yamarāja, “Yama”) Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 閻羅
  1. (figurative) ferocious or cruel person; tyrant Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-閻羅-zh-noun-rv2Bm~ko

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      "ipa": "/ɡiam¹³⁻²² lo¹³/",
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      "ipa": "/ɡiam²⁴⁻¹¹ lo²⁴/",
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        "Taipei"
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      "ipa": "/ɡiam²³⁻³³ lɤ²³/",
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      "ipa": "/jɛn³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/"
    },
    {
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ɡiam²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ɡiam²³⁻³³ lɤ²³/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ŋiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lo⁵⁵/"
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  "word": "閻羅"
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        "Quanzhou"
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      "ipa": "/ɡiam¹³⁻²² lo¹³/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiam²⁴⁻¹¹ lo²⁴/",
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        "Taipei"
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        "Teochew"
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        "Teochew"
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    {
      "ipa": "/jɛn³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/jiːm²¹ lɔː²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiam²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiam²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiam¹³⁻²² lo¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiam²⁴⁻¹¹ lo²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiam²³⁻³³ lɤ²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lo⁵⁵/"
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  "word": "閻羅"
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    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese nouns",
    "Chinese proper nouns",
    "Chinese terms borrowed from Sanskrit",
    "Chinese terms derived from Sanskrit",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Middle Chinese lemmas"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "閻羅包老"
    },
    {
      "word": "阎罗包老"
    },
    {
      "word": "閻羅大王"
    },
    {
      "word": "阎罗大王"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Yánluó Tiānzǐ",
      "word": "閻羅天子"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Yánluó Tiānzǐ",
      "word": "阎罗天子"
    },
    {
      "word": "閻羅妖"
    },
    {
      "word": "阎罗妖"
    },
    {
      "word": "閻羅殿"
    },
    {
      "word": "阎罗殿"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Yánluó Wáng",
      "word": "閻羅王"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Yánluó Wáng",
      "word": "阎罗王"
    },
    {
      "word": "閻羅老子"
    },
    {
      "word": "阎罗老子"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping",
      "name": "clipping"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "閻魔羅闍",
        "2": "Yama",
        "id": "1,1,1,2"
      },
      "expansion": "閻魔羅闍 (MC yem ma la dzyae, “Yama”)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "यमराज",
        "4": "",
        "5": "Yama"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit यमराज (yamarāja, “Yama”)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping 閻魔羅闍 (MC yem ma la dzyae, “Yama”), borrowed from Sanskrit यमराज (yamarāja, “Yama”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
      "expansion": "閻羅",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "zh:Buddhism",
        "zh:Chinese mythology",
        "zh:Hinduism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(Hinduism, Buddhism, Chinese mythology) Yama (god of the underworld)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "~王",
          "閻羅王#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "Hinduism",
          "Hinduism"
        ],
        [
          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism"
        ],
        [
          "Chinese",
          "Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "Yama",
          "Yama"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(~王) (Hinduism, Buddhism, Chinese mythology) Yama (god of the underworld)"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Yánluó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jim⁴ lo⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Giâm-lô"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngiam⁵ lo⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Yánluó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Yánluó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Yen²-lo²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Yán-lwó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Yanluo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Яньло"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Janʹlo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛn³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yìhm lòh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jim⁴ lo⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yim⁴ lo⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːm²¹ lɔː²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Giâm-lô"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "giamlooi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiam²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiam²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiam¹³⁻²² lo¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiam²⁴⁻¹¹ lo²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiam²³⁻³³ lɤ²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngiâm lô"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lo⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yem la"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛn³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːm²¹ lɔː²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiam²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiam²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiam¹³⁻²² lo¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiam²⁴⁻¹¹ lo²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiam²³⁻³³ lɤ²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lo⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "Yánmó",
      "word": "閻摩/阎摩"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Yánmó",
      "word": "閻魔/阎魔"
    },
    {
      "word": "琰魔王"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Yánmó",
      "word": "閻摩"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Yánmó",
      "word": "阎摩"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Yánmó",
      "word": "閻魔"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Yánmó",
      "word": "阎魔"
    }
  ],
  "word": "閻羅"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Chinese clippings",
    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese nouns",
    "Chinese proper nouns",
    "Chinese terms borrowed from Sanskrit",
    "Chinese terms derived from Sanskrit",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Middle Chinese lemmas"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping",
      "name": "clipping"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "閻魔羅闍",
        "2": "Yama",
        "id": "1,1,1,2"
      },
      "expansion": "閻魔羅闍 (MC yem ma la dzyae, “Yama”)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "यमराज",
        "4": "",
        "5": "Yama"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit यमराज (yamarāja, “Yama”)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping 閻魔羅闍 (MC yem ma la dzyae, “Yama”), borrowed from Sanskrit यमराज (yamarāja, “Yama”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "閻羅",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ferocious or cruel person; tyrant"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ferocious",
          "ferocious"
        ],
        [
          "cruel",
          "cruel"
        ],
        [
          "tyrant",
          "tyrant"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) ferocious or cruel person; tyrant"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Yánluó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jim⁴ lo⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Giâm-lô"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngiam⁵ lo⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Yánluó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Yánluó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Yen²-lo²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Yán-lwó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Yanluo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Яньло"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Janʹlo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛn³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yìhm lòh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jim⁴ lo⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yim⁴ lo⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːm²¹ lɔː²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Giâm-lô"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "giamlooi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiam²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiam²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiam¹³⁻²² lo¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiam²⁴⁻¹¹ lo²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiam²³⁻³³ lɤ²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngiâm lô"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lo⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yem la"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛn³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːm²¹ lɔː²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiam²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiam²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiam¹³⁻²² lo¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiam²⁴⁻¹¹ lo²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiam²³⁻³³ lɤ²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lo⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "閻羅"
}

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