冥河 (Mínghé): the River Styx

Meanings

1 the River Styx
2 the river of the underworld (in Greek mythology and by extension any mythological river of the dead)

Characters

冥

Examples

希腊神话中，亡灵要渡过冥河。

Xīlà shénhuà zhōng, wánglíng yào dùguò Mínghé.

In Greek mythology, the dead must cross the River Styx.

他描写的那条冥河阴森恐怖。

Tā miáoxiě de nà tiáo Mínghé yīnsēn kǒngbù.

The Styx he described was gloomy and terrifying.

Tips

culture

冥 means 'underworld / dark' (as in 冥界 underworld), so 冥河 literally is 'underworld river' — the natural Chinese rendering of the Styx. Also used in fiction/games (e.g. the DC superhero 'Stygian' / Death of the Endless and Underworld settings often use 冥河 in Chinese localization).