苦海

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Chinese

bitter; intensely; miserable
bitter; intensely; miserable; painful
 
ocean; sea
trad. (苦海)
simp. #(苦海)

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit दुःख समुद्र (duḥkha samudra).

Pronunciation

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Noun

(deprecated template usage) 苦海

  1. (Buddhism) the sea of bitterness; the ocean of suffering; the abyss of misery; this (weary) world
    脫離苦海脱离苦海  ―  tuōlí kǔhǎi  ―  to escape from the abyss of misery

Derived terms

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