- hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
- fig. having an uncomfortable time
Characters
- 人 (人): person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 间 (間): between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for rooms
- 地 (地): -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
- 狱 (獄): prison
Resources
- Wiktionary: 人间地狱
- MDBG: 人间地狱
- Examples with 人间地狱 on Tatoeba
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