人间地狱 (rén jiān dì yù) — hell on earth
Definition
A four-character set phrase meaning 'hell on earth' — a place or situation of extreme suffering, stronger than just saying something is bad. Pairs naturally with the 把 construction to describe a transformation into suffering (see 把).
noun
hell on earth
Examples
- 人间地狱。Zhàn zhēng bǎ zhè ge chéng shì biàn chéng le rén jiān dì yù.War turned this city into a hell on earth.
- ，人间地狱。Zài nà ge nián dài, rén men guò zhe rén jiān dì yù yí yàng de shēng huó.In those days, people lived a life like hell on earth.
- 人间地狱。Zāi qū de qíng kuàng jiǎn zhí shì rén jiān dì yù.The situation in the disaster area was simply a hell on earth.
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