八苦 bā kǔ

the eight kinds of suffering in Buddhism

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
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Definitions

  1. 1. the eight distresses - birth, age, sickness, death, parting with what we love, meeting with what we hate, unattained aims, and all the ills of the five skandhas (Buddhism)

Characters

Character Meaning
eight; 8
bitter; to suffer; hardship