地狱

• 병음: dì yù
• 한자 분석: 地 = 土 + 也 (earth); 狱 = 犭+ 言 + 犭 (prison, confined by beasts)

뜻

지옥; (비유) 지옥 같은 상황

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.

예문

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。

사용 가이드

맥락: religion, literature, figurative speech

어조: serious

올바른 표현

• 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.)

피해야 할 표현

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

기원과 역사

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

문화적 배경

시대: Ancient to present

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal