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黃wong4泉cyun4

simp黄泉
wong4 cyun4Huáng quán

English

  1. the Yellow Springs
  2. underworld; netherworld; the "Yellow Springs"
  3. the underworld of Chinese mythology
  4. the equivalent of Hades or Hell

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 即係死後嘅世界;「泉」指井水,黃泉就係泥黃色嘅井水,只會係掘到好深嘅地方,因為地下水嘅沉積物出現先見到,代指人死後嘅地下世界

Examples

  • 落咗黃泉

    passed away; passed into the underworld

  • 命赴黃泉

    to visit the Yellow Springs

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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