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见阎王

jiàn Yán wángdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(coll.) to meet one's maker / to kick the bucket / to die
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-c164919830f9c15f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

見閻王 见阎王 [jian4 Yan2 wang2] /(coll.) to meet one's maker; to kick the bucket; to die/

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Other forms in these source records: 見閻王

  • 见
    jiàn

    to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view

    xiàn

    to appear / also written 現|现[xiàn]

  • 阎
    yán

    (literary) the gate of a lane

    Yán

    surname Yan (sometimes written 閆|闫[Yán] in recent years)

  • 王
    wáng

    king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great

    wàng

    (literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)

    Wáng

    surname Wang

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.