sea of bitterness; abyss of suffering
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
sea of bitterness; world of suffering
literaryOriginally a Buddhist term referring to the world filled with suffering (samsara). Now used metaphorically in a literary or formal context to describe a state of deep misery or hardship from which it is difficult to escape.
Tā他
zhōng终
yú于
cóng从
tòng痛
kǔ苦
de的
hūn婚
yīn姻
zhōng中
tuō脱
lí离
kǔ苦
hǎi海
。
He finally escaped from the sea of bitterness that was his painful marriage.
Duì对
yú于
tā他
lái来
shuō说
，
nà那
duàn段
fù负
zhài债
de的
rì日
zi子
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
shēn深
xiàn陷
kǔ苦
hǎi海
。
For him, those days of being in debt were like being plunged into an abyss of suffering.
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Zài在
Fó佛
jiào教
jiào教
yì义
zhōng中
，
xiū修
xíng行
de的
mù目
dì的
zhī之
yī一
biàn便
shì是
tuō脱
lí离
shēng生
sǐ死
kǔ苦
hǎi海
。
In Buddhist doctrine, one of the aims of spiritual practice is to escape the sea of suffering in the cycle of life and death.