刀山火海 dāo shān huǒ hǎi

fig. extreme danger (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. extreme danger (idiom)
  2. 2. lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames

Characters

Character Meaning
刀 dāo HSK 4
knife; blade; classifier for knife cuts or stabs
山 shān HSK 3
mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain
火 huǒ HSK 2
fire; hot (popular); fiery or flaming
海 hǎi HSK 4
ocean; sea; great number of people or things