苦海

lit. sea of bitterness / abyss of worldly suffering (Buddhist term) / depths of misery

bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly

surname Hai

ocean / sea / CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous

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!

sea of bitterness is vast (idiom)

to escape from the abyss of suffering / to shed off a wretched plight