jiàn​shù​dāo​shān

hellish torture

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

    剑树刀山 / 劍樹刀山 jiàn​shù​dāo​shān

    刀山剑树 / 刀山劍樹 dāo​shān​jiàn​shù

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 剑树刀山/劍樹刀山 · jiàn​shù​dāo​shān · hellish torture — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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

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

    created sense

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

    剑树刀山 / 劍樹刀山

    jiàn​shù​dāo​shān

    dangerous situation

    (metaphorical) An exceptionally dangerous and difficult place or situation

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

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

    created sense