黄泉 (黃泉)
Huáng quán
Pinyin

Definition

黄泉 (黃泉)
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Huáng quán
  1. the Yellow Springs
  2. the underworld of Chinese mythology
  3. the equivalent of Hades or Hell

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

泉州
Quán zhōu
  1. 1 Quanzhou prefecture level city in Fujian
涌泉
yǒng quán
  1. 1 gushing spring
温泉
Wēn quán
  1. 1 Arishang Nahiyisi or Wenquan county in Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture 博爾塔拉蒙古自治州|博尔塔拉蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
喷泉
pēn quán
  1. 1 fountain
泉
quán
  1. 1 spring (small stream)
  2. 2 mouth of a spring
  3. 3 coin (archaic)

Idioms (2)

命归黄泉
mìng guī Huáng quán
  1. 1 lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉|黄泉[Huáng quán] (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to die
  3. 3 to meet one's end
泉石膏肓
quán shí gāo huāng
  1. 1 lit. mountain springs and rocks in one's heart (idiom); a deep love of mountain scenery

Sample Sentences

你刚刚经过了鬼门关，走完了黄泉路，你现在知道你在哪里了吗？
nǐ gānggāng jīngguò le le guǐménguān ，zǒu wán le huángquánlù ，nǐ xiànzài zhīdào nǐ zài nǎli le ma ？
You've come through the gate between the living and the dead and walked the long road into the underworld. Do you understand where you are now?
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为什么要偷渡啊？多危险啊，保不准就在途中命丧黄泉了。
wèishénme yào tōudù a ？duō wēixiǎn a ，bǎobùzhǔn jiù zài túzhōng mìngsànghuángquán le 。
Why do people want to stow away? It’s pretty dangerous and unless you’re careful, you’ll go to Davy Jones’ locker on the way.
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