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苦海無邊，回頭是岸
简 苦海无边，回头是岸 · 繁 苦海無邊，回頭是岸Mandarin · pinyin kǔ hǎi wú biān , huí tóu shì àn
Meanings
- The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering.
- Repent and ye shall be saved!
Characters in this entry
- 苦
- kǔ · bitter; hardship, suffering
- 海
- hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
- 無
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- 邊
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- 回
- huí · return, turn around; a time
- 頭
- tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
- 是
- shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
- 岸
- àn · bank, shore; beach, coast
- 无
- wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
- 边
- biān · edge, margin, side, border
- 头
- tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
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fu2 hoi2 mou4 bin1 ，wui4 tau4 si6 ngon6
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