jiàn​shù​dāo​shān

hellish torture

Senses

剑树刀山/ 劍樹刀山 jiàn​shù​dāo​shān hellish torture

A hellish landscape of sword-trees and knife-mountains described in Buddhist scripture where leaves are blades and ground is spikes, later used to refer to cruel physical punishments

剑树刀山/ 劍樹刀山 jiàn​shù​dāo​shān dangerous situation

(metaphorical) An exceptionally dangerous and difficult place or situation

References

same_as 剑树刀山/劍樹刀山 刀山剑树/刀山劍樹
same_as 刀山剑树/刀山劍樹 剑树刀山/劍樹刀山