閻君

Chinese

		gate of village	monarch; lord; gentleman monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler
trad. (閻君)		閻	君
simp. (阎君)		阎	君

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Yánjūn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jim⁴ gwan¹
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ngieng² gong¹ / ngeng² gong¹ / ngieng² guong¹ / ngieng² guerng¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Giâm-kun

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Yánjūn
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Yánjyun
  - Wade–Giles: Yen²-chün¹
  - Yale: Yán-jyūn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yanjiun
  - Palladius: Яньцзюнь (Janʹczjunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jim⁴ gwan¹
  - Yale: yìhm gwān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jim⁴ gwan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yim⁴ guen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːm²¹ kʷɐn⁵⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Jiangkou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ngieng² gong¹ [Phonetic: ngieng⁵ gong¹]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Ngiáng-geong
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋiɛŋ¹³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁵³³/
- (Youyang)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ngieng² gong¹ [Phonetic: ngieng⁵ gong¹]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋiɛŋ²⁴⁻²¹ koŋ⁵⁴⁴/
- (Nanri)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ngeng² gong¹ [Phonetic: ngeng⁵ gong¹]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋe̞ŋ¹³⁻¹¹ koŋ⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ngieng² guong¹ [Phonetic: ngieng⁵ guong¹]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋiɛŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kuoŋ⁵⁴⁴/
- (Fengting)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ngieng² guerng¹ [Phonetic: ngieng⁵ guerng¹]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋieŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kɯəŋ⁵⁴⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Giâm-kun
  - Tâi-lô: Giâm-kun
  - Phofsit Daibuun: giamkwn
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡiam²⁴⁻¹¹ kun⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡiam²³⁻³³ kun⁴⁴/

Proper noun

閻君

(Buddhism, Chinese mythology) synonym of 閻羅 / 阎罗 (Yánluó, “Yama (god of the underworld)”)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 閻王 (“Yama”) [map]

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

References

莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “阎君”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 406.
李如龙 [Li, Ru-long], 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu], 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying], 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019) “1510 阎王”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 439.