hell money

English

Etymology

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Noun

hell money (uncountable)

1. Joss money burnt in East Asian ancestor worship.

Translations

joss money

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 陰司紙／阴司纸 (jam¹ si¹ zi²), 冥鏹／冥镪 (ming⁵ koeng⁵)

  Mandarin: 紙錢／纸钱 (zh) (zhǐqián), 冥幣／冥币 (zh) (míngbì), 冥鈔／冥钞 (zh) (míngchāo)

• Finnish: sieluraha, leikkiraha (fi)
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Thai: อิมกังจัวยี่ (im-gang-juua-yîi)
• Vietnamese: tiền giấy, tiền âm phủ

Further reading

• hell money on Wikipedia.Wikipedia