阴间 (yīn jiān) — netherworld, underworld (realm of the dead)

Definición

The realm of the dead in Chinese folk belief (often paired with 阳间, the world of the living). 'Underworld' / 'netherworld' in translation, but it is a cultural concept, not just geography.

noun
netherworldunderworld (realm of the dead)

Ejemplos

  • 阴间
    Zài yīn jiān, měi gè líng hún dōu yào jiē shòu shěn pàn.
    In the netherworld, every soul must undergo judgment.
  • 阴间
    Tā sǐ hòu bèi sòng jìn le yīn jiān.
    After he died, he was sent into the netherworld.
  • 阴间
    Chuán shuō zhōng yīn jiān yǒu shí bā céng dì yù.
    Legend says the netherworld has eighteen levels of hell.

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