陰曹

阴曹
yīncáo
  1. hell
  2. the inferno

CEDICT

俗稱陰間的官府或陰間。人死後靈魂所進入的地方。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 陰 yīn
  1. overcast (weather)
  2. cloudy
  3. shady
  4. Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang)
  5. negative (electric.)
  6. feminine
  7. moon
  8. implicit
  9. hidden
  10. genitalia
2 曹 cáo
  1. class or grade
  2. generation
  3. plaintiff and defendant (old)
  4. government department (old)

Containing this entry

赴陰曹 fùyīncáo to enter hell
陰曹地府 yīncáodìfǔ
  1. netherworld
  2. Kingdom of the Underworld
  3. Hades

Related entries

地府 dìfǔ
  1. hell
  2. the nether world
  3. Hades
地獄 dìyù
  1. hell
  2. infernal
  3. underworld
  4. (Buddhism) Naraka
地狱什么样？

What is hell like?

Source: Tatoeba

陰司 yīnsī
  1. hell
  2. nether world
冥府 míngfǔ
  1. underworld
  2. hell
幽冥 yōumíng
  1. dark
  2. hell
  3. netherworld
  4. hades