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四苦八苦
Hiragana
しくはっく
Noun
Japanese Meaning
四つの大きな苦しみと八つのあらゆる苦しみ。また、非常に苦しみ悩むこと。
Easy Japanese Meaning
とてもこまっているようすや、たくさんのつらいことが重なっているようす
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
处境艰难，苦苦挣扎，难以应付 / 佛教：四苦与八苦的总称
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
指陷入困境、極為辛苦的狀態 / 佛教中的「四苦」與「八苦」
Korean Meaning
큰 곤경에 처해 몹시 애를 먹음 / (불교) 인간의 네 가지·여덟 가지 고통
Vietnamese Meaning
khốn đốn, chật vật đủ bề; khổ sở xoay xở / (Phật giáo) bốn khổ, tám khổ
Tagalog Meaning
hirap na hirap; nasa gipit na kalagayan / (Budismo) ang apat at walong pagdurusa
Sense（1）
being in dire straits, being hard put to it
Sense（2）
(Buddhism) the four and eight kinds of suffering
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being in dire straits, being hard put to it / (Buddhism) the four and eight kinds of suffering
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四苦八苦
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He is struggling with his exam studies.
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彼は試験勉強に四苦八苦している。
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