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阿鼻地獄

简阿鼻地狱 · 繁阿鼻地獄

Mandarin · pinyin Ā bí Dì yù

(Buddhism) the Avici Hell, the last and most painful of the eight hot hells

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
鼻: bí · nose; first; Kangxi radical 209
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
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狱: yù · prison, jail; case; lawsuit

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1–2–4–4 · A1 bi2 Di4 yu4

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(Buddhism) Avīci (the lowest level of the “hell” realm)

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