脱离苦海 tuō lí kǔ hǎi

DEFINITIONS

  1. to escape from the abyss of suffering
  2. to shed off a wretched plight

CHARACTERS

脱 tuō
HSK 4
take off
离 lí
HSK 2
rare beast; strange; elegant
苦 kǔ
HSK 4
bitter; hardship, suffering
海 hǎi
HSK 4
sea, ocean; maritime