苦海 (kǔ hǎi) — sea of suffering (Buddhist concept); great hardship
Definition
A Buddhist term for the 'sea of suffering' — the endless cycle of worldly pain from which one seeks liberation (回头是岸). Often used figuratively for great, ongoing hardship.
noun
sea of suffering (Buddhist concept)great hardship
Examples
- 苦海。kǔ hǎi Zhōng de rén men kě wàng jiě tuō.People in the sea of suffering long for liberation.
- 苦海，。Tā jīng lì le duō nián de kǔ hǎi, zhōng yú zhǎo dào le rén shēng de yì yì.He experienced many years of sea of suffering and finally found the meaning of life.
- 苦海，。Fó jiào suǒ shuō de kǔ hǎi, zhǐ de shì rén shì jiān de zhǒng zhǒng tòng kǔ.The sea of suffering that Buddhism speaks of refers to all kinds of suffering in the human world.
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