阎老

Traditional: 閻老

Yán lǎo

Dictionary entry

(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell

What does 阎老 mean?

阎老 (Yán lǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell

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阎Yánsurname Yan (sometimes written 閆|闫[Yan2] in recent years)老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity · old (of people)

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阎老

Yán lǎo

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