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hoả ngục

Pronunciation Northern /hwa̰ː˧˩˧ ŋṵʔk˨˩/ Central /hwaː˧˩˨ ŋṵk˨˨/ Southern /hwaː˨˩˦ ŋuk˨˩˨/
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A place of suffering or great misery, often referred to in religious contexts as a place of punishment after death.

vi Sự nghèo đói là một hoả ngục đối với họ.

en Poverty is a hell for them.

Parts
hoả / ngục / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 火獄 …

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 火獄

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火獄
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hoả ngục
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
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hỏa ngục / hell
Use
tàu hoả / hoả xa / hoả khí / hoả hoạn …
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