địa ngục

Level ≈B1 (approx.) noun Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [ʔɗiə˧˨ʔ ŋʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]Huế [ʔɗiə˨˩ʔ ŋʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ʔɗiə˨˩˨ ŋʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨] browser voice

Syllables · tones

địaheavynặng ngụcheavynặng

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địa ngục means hell.

Chinese characters: 地獄 (地 “earth” + 獄 “prison”)

Meanings of địa ngục in English

Noun

hell (abode for the condemned)
- xuống địa ngụcto go to hell
- địa ngục trần gianhell on earth
- bị đày xuống 18 tầng địa ngụcto be exiled to the 18 levels in hell [and suffer all sorts of torment for eternity]

Example sentences with địa ngục

Đó là địa ngục trần gian. It was hell.
Đây là thiên đường. Đó là địa ngục. This is heaven. That was hell.
Đây là địa ngục à? Is this hell?
Đó là địa ngục. It was hell.
Xuống địa ngục đi. Go to hell.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 地獄, composed of 地 (“earth”) and 獄 (“prison”).

Frequently asked questions

What does địa ngục mean in English?

địa ngục (noun) means "hell".

How do you pronounce địa ngục?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗiə˧˨ʔ ŋʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ʔɗiə˨˩˨ ŋʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]. Tones: địa — heavy tone (nặng), ngục — heavy tone (nặng).

Is địa ngục a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. địa ngục is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 地獄.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.