dāo​shān​jiàn​shù

cruel torture

  • created reference approved 刀山剑树/刀山劍樹 → 剑树刀山/劍樹刀山 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    刀山剑树 / 刀山劍樹 dāo​shān​jiàn​shù

    剑树刀山 / 劍樹刀山 jiàn​shù​dāo​shān

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 刀山剑树/刀山劍樹 · dāo​shān​jiàn​shù · cruel torture — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    刀山剑树 / 刀山劍樹

    dāo​shān​jiàn​shù

    cruel torture

    A cruel form of torture in ancient times involving a mountain of knives and a forest of swords; also used in Buddhist contexts for an agonizing punishment in hell.

    刀 (literal) → 刀 · dāo · knife 山 (literal) → 山 · shān · mountain 剑 (literal) → 剑/劍 · jiàn · sword 树 (literal) → 树/樹 · shù · tree

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 刀山剑树/刀山劍樹 · dāo​shān​jiàn​shù · dangerous situation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    刀山剑树 / 刀山劍樹

    dāo​shān​jiàn​shù

    dangerous situation

    (literary) Used to describe an extremely dangerous situation or a place of extreme hardship.

    刀 (literal) → 刀 · dāo · knife 山 (literal) → 山 · shān · mountain 剑 (literal) → 剑/劍 · jiàn · sword 树 (literal) → 树/樹 · shù · tree

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense