人間地獄 rén jiān dì yù

DEFINITIONS

  1. hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
  2. fig. having an uncomfortable time

CHARACTERS

人 rén man; people; mankind; someone else
間 jiān interval, space; place, between
地 dì earth; soil, ground; region
獄 yù prison, jail; case; lawsuit