苦海無邊&#,;回頭是岸 (fu2 hoi2 mou4 bin1 wui4 tau4 si6 ngon6 | ku3 hai3 wu2 bian1 hui2 tou2 shi4 an4) : repentance is salvation

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苦海無邊,回頭是岸

fu2 hoi2 mou4 bin1 wui4 tau4 si6 ngon6

ku3 hai3 wu2 bian1 hui2 tou2 shi4 an4

[Buddhism] repentance is salvation
[Lit.] "The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore"

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

苦海無邊,回頭是岸 / 苦海无边,回头是岸

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苦 fu2 - bitter; painful; hard; suffer from
海 hoi2 - sea, ocean
無 mou4 - not; negative; don't have
邊 bin1 - edge; nearby; border; side; [粵] which
, - (not in database)
回 wui4 - turn around; return; answer
頭 tau4 - head; first; chief
是 si6 - is
岸 ngon6 - shore

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