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苦海无边，回头是岸
kǔ hǎi wú biān , huí tóu shì àn
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Definitions
- 1. The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering.
- 2. Repent and ye shall be saved!