粵

苦fu2海hoi2

fu2 hoi2kǔ hǎi

English

  1. lit. sea of bitterness
  2. abyss of worldly suffering (Buddhist term)
  3. depths of misery
  4. Buddhist term of reality, real world; figuratively: the abyss of misery

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 佛家用語,指現實世界;比喻艱難、痛苦嘅處境

Examples

  • 我好想幫佢脱離苦海。

    I really want to help him out of his abyss of pain.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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