shuǐ​shēn​huǒ​rè

misery

水深火热 (水深火熱) shuǐ​shēn​huǒ​rè
misery idiom
a state of extreme hardship, oppression, or desperate suffering

The war has plunged the people there into a state of extreme misery.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.28 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
1.22 per million

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