苦海 kǔhǎi

kǔhǎi noun sea of suffering; abyss of worldly suffering
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Literally, sea of bitterness

Contained in

• 苦海茫茫 sea of bitterness is vast
• 脱离苦海(脫離苦海) to escape from the abyss of suffering; to shed off a wretched plight
• 苦海无边，回头是岸(苦海無邊，回頭是岸) The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore . Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering.
• 苦海无边(苦海無邊) a limitless sea of suffering

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 第二回 Chapter 78 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1
• 第二回 Chapter 18 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1
• 第四十二回 Chapter 42 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 1
• 第二回 Chapter 63 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1
• 第二十二回 Chapter 22 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 1
• 第十二回 Chapter 12 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 1
• 第二回 Chapter 77 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1