苦海
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Chinese[edit]
bitter; intensely; miserable bitter; intensely; miserable; painful |
ocean; sea | ||
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trad. (苦海) | 苦 | 海 | |
simp. #(苦海) | 苦 | 海 |
Etymology[edit]
Calque of Sanskrit दुःख समुद्र (duḥkha samudra).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
苦海
- (Buddhism or figurative) the sea of bitterness; the ocean of suffering; the abyss of misery; this (weary) world
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Further reading[edit]
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “苦海” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].
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