Read Edit View history Discussion 苦海无边 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)