閻羅 [阎罗]

Jyutping jim4 lo4
Pinyin yán luó

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. Yama, King of Hell
  2. translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. name
    (Hinduism, Buddhism, Chinese mythology) Yama (god of the underworld)
    (syn.) 閻魔, 琰魔王, 阎摩, 阎魔, 阎王, 阎罗王, 阎王爷, 閻君, 阎君, 閻摩, 閻王爺, 閻羅王, 阎王老子, 閻王老子, 閻王
  2. noun, figuratively
    ferocious or cruel person; tyrant
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    去阎罗王处报到
    去閻羅王處報到
    heoi3 jim4 lo4 wong4 syu3 bou3 dou3
    • to go to hell; literally: to report to the yama king
  2. Cantonese
    去阎罗王处报到
    去閻羅王處報到
    • a euphemism for death
  3. Cantonese
    佢头先过马路唔睇车，争啲要去阎罗王处报到。
    佢頭先過馬路唔睇車，爭啲要去閻羅王處報到。
    keoi5 tau4 sin1 gwo3 maa5 lou6 m4 tai2 ce1, zaang1 di1 jiu3 heoi3 jim4 lo4 wong4 syu3 bou3 dou3.
    • He hasn't paid attention to the traffic just now, and almost went to check in at Yama king's court.