# 閻王爺
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): Yánwángyé
       (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄝˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): nyian$^2$ wang$^{2-1}$ ye$^2$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jim$^4$ wong$^4$ je$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): ie$^1$ von$^1$ ie$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Yánwángyé
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄝˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Yánwángyé
*** Wade–Giles: Yen$^2$-wang$^2$-yeh$^2$
*** Yale: Yán-wáng-yé
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yanwangye
*** Palladius: Яньванъе (Janʹvanʺje)
*** Sinological IPA : /jɛn³⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ jɛ³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: nyian$^2$ wang$^{2-1}$ ye$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: nianwongje
*** Sinological IPA : /nʲiɛn²¹ uaŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵ iɛ²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jim$^4$ wong$^4$ je$^4$
*** Yale: yìhm wòhng yèh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jim$^4$ wong$^4$ je$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yim$^4$ wong$^4$ yé$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /jiːm²¹ wɔːŋ²¹ jɛː²¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: ie$^1$ von$^1$ ie$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style, no sandhi): /ie¹¹ vɒ̃¹¹ ie¹¹/

### Proper noun

閻王爺
* (Buddhism, Chinese mythology) Synonym of 閻羅／阎罗 (Yánluó, “Yama (god of the underworld)”)
* (figuratively) very savage person

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 閻王, 閻羅, 閻羅王 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 閻王, 閻王爺, 閻羅, 閻羅王, 閻君 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 閻王爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 閻王爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 閻王爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 閻王爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 閻王爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 閻王爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 閻王爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 閻羅王 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 閻王爺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 閻王爺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 閻王爺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 閻王, 閻王爺爺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 閻王爺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 閻王 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 閻王爺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 閻王, 閻王爺爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 閻王 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 閻王爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 閻王爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 閻王爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 閻王 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 閻王爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 閻王爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 閻王爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 閻王老爺, 閻王, 閻王爺, 閻王老子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 閻王爺 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 閻王爺 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 閻王爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 閻王, 閻王老爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 閻王老爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 閻王老爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 閻王 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 閻王 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 閻王 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 閻王, 閻王五爹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 閻王 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 閻王 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 閻王, 閻王老子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 閻王, 閻王老二 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 閻老王 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 閻王老爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 閻王 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 閻羅王, 閻王, 閻王爺, 閻王老子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Fujian) | 閻羅皇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 閻羅王 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hechi (Yizhou) | 閻羅王, 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luocheng (Dongmen) | 閻王, 閻羅王 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianlin (Langping) | 閻王 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 閻王 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 閻王老爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yongzhou | 閻王菩薩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 閻王爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 閻老王 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 閻老王 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 閻老王 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 閻王爺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 閻王, 閻王爺, 閻王老爺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 閻王, 閻王老爺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 閻王, 閻王老爺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 閻王老爺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 閻王, 閻王老爺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 閻王 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 閻王 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 閻王 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 閻王老子, 閻王老子爺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 閻羅王, 閻流王 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 閻羅王 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 閻流王 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 閻流王 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 閻頭王 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 閻流王 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 閻羅王 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 閻流王 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 閻流王 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 閻流王 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 閻流王 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 閻流王 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 閻流王 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 閻流王 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 閻流王 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 閻流王 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 閻流王 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 閻流王 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 閻羅王 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 閻羅王 |
| Cantonese | Taishan (Guanghai) | 閻羅王 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 閻羅王 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 閻羅王 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 閻王 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 閻羅王, 閻流王 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 閻流王 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 閻羅王, 閻王 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 閻王 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 閻羅王, 閻王爺 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 閻羅王 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 閻王 |
| Gan | Pengze | 閻王 |
| Gan | Yanshan | 閻王 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 閻王 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 閻王 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 閻王 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 閻頭王 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 閻羅王 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 閻羅王 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 閻王 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 閻羅王 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 閻王 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 閻羅王 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 閻羅王 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 閻羅王 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 閻羅王 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 閻羅王 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 閻羅王 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 閻王 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 閻王 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 閻王爺 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 閻王, 閻王爺, 閻君 |
| Jin | Datong | 閻王爺 |
| Jin | Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou) | 閻王爺 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 閻王爺 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 閻王, 閻王爺兒 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 閻爺, 閻王爺 |
| Jin | Linhe | 閻王 |
| Jin | Jining | 閻王爺 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Jin | Handan | 閻王, 閻王爺 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 閻王爺 |
| Jin | Suide | 閻王 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Jiande | 閻龍王 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Jinhua | 閻龍王 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Lanxi | 閻龍王 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Tunxi | 閻羅王 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 閻羅王 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 閻羅王, 閻王 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 閻羅王, 閻君爺 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 閻羅王 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 閻羅王 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 閻羅王 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 閻羅王 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 閻羅王 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 閻羅王 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 閻羅王 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 閻羅王 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 閻羅王 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 閻羅 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 閻羅王 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 閻羅爺 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 閻羅王 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 閻羅王 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 閻羅王 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 閻公 |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 閻王 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 閻流王 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 閻羅王 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 閻龍王 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dongbianzhou) | 閻王 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 閻羅王, 閻王 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 閻羅王 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 閻洛王 |
| Wu | Danyang | 閻王 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 閻羅王 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Fuyang) | 閻羅王 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 閻羅大王 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 閻羅王 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 閻龍王 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 閻王 |
| Xiang | Xiangxiang (Meiqiao) | 閻王 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 閻王 |
| Xiang | Hengshan | 閻王老子 |
| Xiang | Hengshan (Baiguo) | 閻王老子 |
| Xiang | Qinglong (Changliu Laba Miao) | 閻王 |