苦海无边
kǔ​hǎi​wú​biān

endless sea of suffering

  • created reference approved 苦海无边/苦海無邊 → 回头是岸/回頭是岸 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    苦海无边 / 苦海無邊 kǔ​hǎi​wú​biān

    回头是岸 / 回頭是岸 huí​tóu​shì'àn

    see

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  • created sense approved 苦海无边/苦海無邊 · kǔ​hǎi​wú​biān · endless sea of suffering — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    苦海无边 / 苦海無邊

    kǔ​hǎi​wú​biān

    endless sea of suffering

    The endless sea of suffering; refers to the Buddhist concept that human existence is a cycle of pain without end, or more generally to any environment of extreme hardship or misery. Usually followed by the phrase [[回头是岸|回頭是岸|hui2 tou2 shi4 an4]].

    苦海 (literal) → 苦海 · kǔ​hǎi · sea of suffering 无边 (literal) → 无边/無邊 · wú​biān · boundless

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