How do you say “purgatory” in Vietnamese?

“Purgatory” in Vietnamese is luyện ngục (purgatory).

Vietnamese words for “purgatory”

• luyện ngụcListennoun
  Hanoi [lwiən˧˨ʔ ŋʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [l⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˨ ŋʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]luyện heavy ngục heavy

  purgatory

  for “purgatory” meaning: An intermediate state after death in which some of those ultimately destined for Heaven must first undergo purification.

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