"Abyss" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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深处	shēn chù	abyss / depths / deepest or most distant part
深渊	shēn yuān	abyss
深潭	shēn tán	deep natural pond / deep pit / abyss
九渊	jiǔ yuān	abyss / deep chasm
奫	yūn	deep and broad (expanse of water) / abyss
旋渊	xuán yuān	abyss
潭府	tán fǔ	abyss / imposing dwellings and spacious courtyard / your residence / deep pool
苦海	kǔ hǎi	lit. sea of bitterness / abyss of worldly suffering (Buddhist term) / depths of misery
水深火热	shuǐ shēn huǒ rè	deep water and scorching fire / abyss of suffering (idiom)
不啻天渊	bù chì tiān yuān	no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom) / differing widely / worlds apart / the gap couldn't be bigger
渊海	yuān hǎi	(lit.) abyss and ocean / (fig.) vast and profound
脱离苦海	tuō lí kǔ hǎi	to escape from the abyss of suffering / to shed off a wretched plight
苦海无边，回头是岸	kǔ hǎi wú biān , huí tóu shì àn	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!