苦海茫茫 kǔhǎimángmáng bitter sea of life Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 苦海 kǔhǎi sea of suffering (Buddhism) the world of reincarnation and mortal existence, seen as a sea of endless suffering茫 máng reduplication vast (bound form) vast; borderless; having no clear boundary, especially of an expanse of water