苦海无边 — “A boundless sea of suffering”
苦海无边 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a boundless sea of suffering”. Immense and endless misery, often implying that one should repent and seek salvation. Literally, “boundless sea of suffering”.
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苦海无边 Pronunciation and Pinyin
苦海无边 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 苦海无边
面对接二连三的挫折，他一度觉得苦海无边，不知何去何从。
Faced with one setback after another, he once felt like he was in a boundless sea of suffering, not knowing what to do.
Idioms Related to 苦海无边
Antonyms of 苦海无边
More idioms starting with 苦
- kǔ苦bù不kě可yán言too bitter to tell
- kǔ苦bù不liáo聊shēng生live in utter misery
- kǔ苦zhōng中zuò作lè乐find joy in suffering
- kǔ苦lè乐bù不jūn均unequal distribution of joys and sorrows
- kǔ苦lè乐zhī之jìng境realm of suffering and joy
- kǔ苦zhēng争è恶zhàn战fierce and arduous struggle
- kǔ苦kǒu口zhī之yào药unpleasant but beneficial advice
- kǔ苦kǒu口pó婆xīn心to advise earnestly and patiently
- kǔ苦kǒu口è恶shí石unpleasant but beneficial advice
- kǔ苦kǒu口liáng良yào药Good medicine tastes bitter but cures illness
- kǔ苦kǒu口nì逆ěr耳sincere advice that is unpleasant to hear
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Open the tool →Questions about 苦海无边
What does 苦海无边 mean?
苦海无边 (kǔ hǎi wú biān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a boundless sea of suffering”.
How do you pronounce 苦海无边?
苦海无边 is pronounced kǔ hǎi wú biān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 苦海无边 literally mean?
Literally, 苦海无边 means “boundless sea of suffering”. It is used to mean “a boundless sea of suffering”.
What is the Chinese definition of 苦海无边?
原为佛家语，形容深重无比的苦难。常和“回头是岸”连用。