地狱

• Pinyin: dì yù
• Desglose de hanzi: 地 = 土 + 也 (earth); 狱 = 犭+ 言 + 犭 (prison, confined by beasts)

Significado

Infierno; (fig.) una situación extremadamente dura o miserable.

In Buddhist and folk religious traditions, 地狱 refers to the realm of suffering where souls are punished for their sins. Figuratively used to describe unbearable conditions — e.g., 人间地狱 (hell on earth). Common in literature, moral discourse, and hyperbolic speech.

Ejemplos

1. 佛教典籍中对地狱的描述极为详尽，旨在警示世人弃恶从善。
2. 战争将这座城市变成了人间地狱，无数平民流离失所。
3. 高强度的连续夜班让她感叹，这份工作简直是地狱般的煎熬。

Guía de uso

Contexto: religion, literature, figurative speech

Tono: serious

Correcto

• 在传统道德教化中，地狱的概念被用来劝导人们行善积德，避免作恶。(In traditional moral education, the concept of hell was used to encourage people to do good deeds and avoid wrongdoing.)
• 极端恶劣的劳动条件使工人们将那个工厂称为地狱，并最终引发了大规模罢工。(The extremely harsh working conditions led workers to call that factory a hell, ultimately triggering a large-scale strike.)

Incorrecto

• 去地狱吧 directed at a real person — this is a severe insult; use carefully only in literary or hyperbolic contexts

Origen e historia

地 (earth/underground) + 狱 (prison/place of punishment)

Contexto cultural

Época: Ancient to present

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal