魔王
Chinese
| devil | king | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (魔王) | 魔 | 王 | |
| simp. #(魔王) | 魔 | 王 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: mówáng
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄨㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mówáng
- Wade–Giles: mo2-wang2
- Yale: mwó-wáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mowang
- Palladius: мован (movan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ wɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mo1 wong4
- Yale: mō wòhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: mo1 wong4
- Guangdong Romanization: mo1 wong4
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɔː⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mô͘-ông
- Tâi-lô: môo-ông
- Phofsit Daibuun: mo'oong
- IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² ɔŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /mɔ̃¹³⁻²² ɔŋ¹³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Middle Chinese: ma hjwang
Noun
魔王
- (religion) devil king
- (figuratively) very evil person; fiend
- 專制魔王爲了要維護他腐敗的統治，他們是殘酷又瘋狂，自從撕毀了政協的决議，又破壞了和平的協商 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1947, 《慰勞歌》, in 國立中山大學學生工作委員會 (chief ed.), 《血債——「五·卅一」紀念手册》, page 87-88
- zhuānzhì mówáng wèile yào wéihù tā fǔbài de tǒngzhì, tāmen shì cánkù yòu fēngkuáng, zìcóng sīhuǐ le Zhèngxié de juéyì, yòu pòhuài le hépíng de xiéshāng [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
专制魔王为了要维护他腐败的统治，他们是残酷又疯狂，自从撕毁了政协的决议，又破坏了和平的协商 [MSC, simp.]
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 魔 | 王 |
| ま Grade: S |
おう Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
魔王 • (maō)
- (religion) the devil, devil king
- archenemy
- (fantasy) demon leader of the underworld; dark lord
- Coordinate term: 魔族 (mazoku, “one of the underworld”)
Usage notes
Despite the term containing 王 (ō, “king”), a 魔王 (maō) is not necessarily male. 魔王 (maō) can also refer to female demonic leaders.
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 魔 | 王 |
Noun
魔王 • (mawang) (hangeul 마왕)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 魔 | 王 |
Noun
魔王