苦海无边，回头是岸 (苦海無邊，回頭是岸) kǔhǎi wúbiān, huí tóu shì àn

1. kǔhǎi wúbiān, huí tóu shì àn phrase The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore . Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering.
   Domain: Proverb 谚语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '苦海無邊，回頭是岸')
2. kǔ hǎi wú biān, huí tóu shì àn phrase the ocean of suffering is boundless; only by turning back can one reach salvation
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
   Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)