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无边苦海 — “An endless and immense abyss or sea of suffering”

无边苦海 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an endless and immense abyss or sea of suffering”. A state of profound and boundless hardship and misery. Literally, “boundless sea of suffering”.

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无边苦海 Pronunciation and Pinyin

无边苦海 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
无
wú4without, not having
边
biān6side, edge, border, while
苦
kǔ9bitter, difficult, suffering
海
hǎi10sea, ocean, or vast

Example Sentence with 无边苦海

面对疾病的折磨,她感觉自己坠入了无边苦海。
Facing the torment of illness, she felt as if she had fallen into an endless sea of hardship.

Idioms Related to 无边苦海

Synonyms of 无边苦海

  • kǔ苦hǎi海wú无yá涯endless misery and tribulations
  • kǔ苦hǎi海wú无biān边boundless sea of suffering

More idioms starting with 无

  • wú无yī一bù不bèi备everything is provided
  • wú无yī一bù不zhī知know everything
  • wú无yī一kě可not a single redeeming quality
  • wú无wàn万dà大qiān千innumerable, countless
  • wú无xià下zhù箸chǔ处overwhelmed by an abundance of food
  • wú无yǔ与wéi为bǐ比unparalleled, without equal
  • wú无yǔ与lún伦bǐ比incomparable and matchless
  • wú无yǔ与bǐ比lún伦Unrivaled; beyond compare
  • wú无yè业yóu游mín民unemployed wandering vagrant
  • wú无sī丝yǒu有xiàn线under a cloud of suspicion
  • wú无zhōng中shēng生yǒu有fabricate something out of nothing
  • wú无wéi为zhī之zhì治governance by non-interference

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Questions about 无边苦海

What does 无边苦海 mean?

无边苦海 (wú biān kǔ hǎi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an endless and immense abyss or sea of suffering”.

How do you pronounce 无边苦海?

无边苦海 is pronounced wú biān kǔ hǎi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 无边苦海 literally mean?

Literally, 无边苦海 means “boundless sea of suffering”. It is used to mean “an endless and immense abyss or sea of suffering”.

What is the Chinese definition of 无边苦海?

苦海:比喻极困苦的环境。佛家语,形容深重无比的苦难

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