水深火热

shuǐshēnhuǒrè

deep water and scorching fire—an abyss of suffering; extreme misery

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an abyss of suffering; extreme misery

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an abyss of suffering; extreme misery

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deep water and scorching fire, abyss of suffering (idiom)

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水深火热

shuǐ shēn huǒ rè

The water is deep and the fire is hot.; be in deep distress; be plunged into dire suffering; be plunged into the (an) abyss of misery; deep water and scorching fire -- an abyss of suffering; extreme misery; in dire suffering; keep ... in suffering; live in great (utter) misery; live in the abyss of suffering:

他们生活在水深火热之中。 Their lives were filled with untold suffering.; They lived in an abyss of misery.

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水深火熱|水深火热 [shuǐ shēn huǒ rè] ► deep water and scorching fire ► abyss of suffering (idiom)