苦不堪言 kǔ bùkān yán
kǔ bùkān yán
set phrase
to suffer unspeakable misery; indescribably painful; hellish
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
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Notes: (CC-CEDICT '苦不堪言')
Contained in
- 世人二十苦 忍者苦口难言 愚者苦海无边 病者苦不堪言 盲者苦于无光 佞者苦心积虑 孤者苦无照顾 老者苦有代沟 贪者苦求无着 贫者苦雨淒风 邪者苦事无穷 犯者苦陷牢狱 恶者苦果必然 业者苦心经营 师者苦口婆心 达者苦中有乐 勇者苦忍有力 学者苦心研究 勤者苦尽甘来 智者苦能转乐 仁者苦节飘香(世人二十苦 忍者苦口難言 愚者苦海無邊 病者苦不堪言 盲者苦於無光 佞者苦心積慮 孤者苦無照顧 老者苦有代溝 貪者苦求無著 貧者苦雨淒風 邪者苦事無窮 犯者苦陷牢獄 惡者苦果必然 業者苦心經營 師者苦口婆心 達者苦中有樂 勇者苦忍有力 學者苦心研究 勤者苦盡甘來 智者苦能轉樂 仁者苦節飄香) Twenty Pains of Life One who endures finds the pain indescribable. One who is ignorant is trapped in the abyss of suffering. One who is sick is in unspeakable pain. One who is blind is blocked from rays of light. One who is wicked is chained by painstaking plot. One who is in solitude is threatened by loneliness. One who is old is isolated by generation gaps. One who is greedy is deprived of freedom. One who is poor is desolated by rain and cold. One who is evil is trapped in endless suffering. One who is convicted is locked behind bars. One who is unwholesome will never escape suffering. One who is in business is entangled by the tediousness of management. One who is the teacher is willing to advise earnestly and kindly. One who is skillful is able to find joy in hardship. One who is brave has the power to end suffering. One who is well learned is able to commit to his research. One who is diligent can put an end to hardship. One who is wise can turn suffering into happiness. One who is benevolent will leave behind a good name.
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- Society Issues Investigation (Volume 1) - A Buddhist View of 'Suicide' 社會議題探討（上冊） 佛教對「自殺問題」的看法 Humanistic Buddhism Series Contemporary Questions Symposium 《人間佛教當代問題座談會》 — count: 2
- A Buddhist View of the Universe - Part 2: Heaven and Hell 佛教的宇宙觀 第二篇 天堂與地獄 Buddhism Series 1 - Doctrine 《佛教叢書1－教理》 — count: 1
- The Doctrine of Buddhist Repentance 佛教的懺悔主義 Humanistic Buddhism Series 7 - Dharma and Doctrine 《人間佛教系列7－佛法與義理》 — count: 1
- Chan School - 6. Methods of Cultivation and Realization of Enlightenment 禪宗 陸、修持方法與開悟完成 Buddhism Series 6 - Schools 《佛教叢書6－宗派》 — count: 1
- 3. Make a Pilgrimage to a Temple - 5. Forms of Dharma Service 參、寺院巡禮篇 五、各種法會 Buddhism Series 7 - Organization and Ceremonies 《佛教叢書7－儀制》 — count: 1
- Scroll 3: The Essential Points of Understanding People - Study of the Human World 卷三 識人之要 人間學 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 5 - The Incense of the World 《星雲法語5－人間有花香》 — count: 1
- The Buddha Tranforms Sujata (Teaching) 佛度玉耶(教化) Buddhism Series 3 - The Buddha 《佛教叢書3－佛陀》 — count: 1
- Chapter 4: Social Welfare - Turning 卷四 社會福利 轉 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 6 - Where are the Future Prospects? 《人間萬事6－前途在哪裡》 — count: 1
- Questions and Discussion 問題討論 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 1
- Chapter 37: Lady Sujata Reforms 第卅七章 玉耶女的悔改 The Biography of Sakyamuni Buddha 《釋迦牟尼佛傳》 — count: 1
Collocations
- 真是苦不堪言 (真是苦不堪言) 真是苦不堪言 — Hsing Yun Dharma Words 9 - The Significance of Sticking out your Chest 《星雲法語9－挺胸的意味》, Scroll 2: Places - More and Less 卷二 處眾 多與少 — count: 14
- 会苦不堪言 (會苦不堪言) 人生就會苦不堪言 — Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 2 - Intangible Value 《人間萬事2－無形的可貴》, Scroll 3: Using the Useless - Dejected 卷三 無用之用 衰頹 — count: 4
- 感到苦不堪言 (感到苦不堪言) 就感到苦不堪言了 — Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 10 - How to Survive 《人間萬事10－怎樣活下去》, Chapter 2: How to Survive - Cannot Go On 卷二 怎樣活下去 ■走不下去 — count: 2