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八苦

Mandarin · pinyin bā kǔ

the eight distresses - birth, age, sickness, death, parting with what we love, meeting with what we hate, unattained aims, and all the ills of the five skandhas (Buddhism)

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八: bā · eight; all around, all sides
苦: kǔ · bitter; hardship, suffering

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1–3 · ba1 ku3

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baat3 fu2

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