Read Edit View history 苦海無邊 kǔhǎiwúbiān endless sea of suffering Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 苦海无边 苦海無邊 kǔhǎiwúbiān 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 huítóushì'àn. Frequency Written text 0.102 per million Cross-References See 回头是岸 huítóushì'àn Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
苦海无边 苦海無邊 kǔhǎiwúbiān 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 huítóushì'àn. Frequency Written text 0.102 per million Cross-References See 回头是岸 huítóushì'àn Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)