人间地狱 人間地獄 rén jiān dì yù hell on earth (idiom) / suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive / fig. having an uncomfortable time syn 阿鼻 ā bí Ceaseless pain (Sanskrit: Avici), one of the Buddhist hells / fig. hell / hell on earth 跳出火坑 tiào chū huǒ kēng lit. to jump out of a fire pit (idiom) / to escape from a living hell / to free oneself from a life of torture 生命 shēng mìng life (as the characteristic of living beings) / living being / creature (CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2]) syn 生活费 生活費 shēng huó fèi cost of living / living expenses / alimony syn 活灵活现 活靈活現 huó líng huó xiàn living spirit, living image (idiom) / true to life / vivid and realistic syn 活龙活现 活龍活現 huó lóng huó xiàn living spirit, living image (idiom) / true to life / vivid and realistic syn 谋食 謀食 móu shí to make a living / to strive to earn a living 过不下 過不下 guò bu xià to be unable to continue living (in a certain manner) / to be unable to make a living 生活费津贴 生活費津貼 shēng huó fèi jīn tiē cost-of-living allowance / cost-of-living adjustment 生活费调整数 生活費調整數 cost-of-living allowance / cost-of-living adjustment 破罐破摔 pò guàn pò shuāi lit. to smash a pot just because it has a crack (idiom) / fig. to give up altogether after a setback / to throw one's hands up in frustration and let it all go to hell syn 太阳从西边出来 太陽從西邊出來 tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom) / fig. hell freezes over / pigs can fly 破罐破摔 pò guàn - pò shuāi lit. to smash a pot just because it has a crack (idiom) / fig. to give up altogether after a setback / to throw one's hands up in frustration and let it all go to hell syn 阎王 閻王 yán wang (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell / (fig.) cruel and tyrannical person syn 地狱 地獄 dì yù hell / infernal / underworld / (Buddhism) Naraka syn 去死 qù sǐ go to hell! / drop dead! 见鬼 見鬼 jiàn guǐ absurd / strange / (interj.) curse it! / to hell with it! syn 幽冥 yōu míng dark / hell / netherworld / hades 阎王 閻王 yán wáng same as 閻羅王|阎罗王 / Yama, King of Hell / translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja syn 冥王 míng wáng the king of hell 黄泉 黃泉 huáng quán the Yellow Springs / the underworld of Chinese mythology / the equivalent of Hades or Hell syn 死心塌地 sǐ xīn tā dì to be hell-bent on / dead set on sth / unswerving syn 阎罗 閻羅 yán luó (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell syn 鬼门关 鬼門關 guǐ mén guān the gates of hell syn 阎罗王 閻羅王 yán luó wáng (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell syn 冥府 míng fǔ underworld / hell syn 活受罪 huó shòu zuì (coll.) to go through sheer hell 阴司 陰司 yīn sī hell / nether world 阿鼻地狱 阿鼻地獄 ā bí dì yù (Buddhism) the Avici Hell, the last and most painful of the eight hot hells 撒赖 撒賴 sā lài to make a scene / to raise hell syn 仆街 pū jiē drop dead! / go to hell! / fuck you! (Cantonese) 地府 dì fǔ hell / the nether world / Hades 大祸临头 大禍臨頭 dà huò lín tóu facing imminent catastrophe / calamity looms / all hell will break loose 森罗殿 森羅殿 sēn luó diàn the Palace of the King of Hell 閻王|阎王[Yan2wang5] 浮动地狱 浮動地獄 fú dòng dì yù floating hell / slave ships 无底坑 無底坑 wú dǐ kēng the bottomless pit (Hell in the Bible) / pitless (elevator) 猖猖狂狂 chāng chāng kuáng kuáng wild / hurried and confused / hell-for-leather 赴阴曹 赴陰曹 fù yīn cáo to enter hell 阎君 閻君 yán jūn (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell 阎王爷 閻王爺 yán wáng yé (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell syn 阎老 閻老 yán lǎo (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell 阎魔 閻魔 yán mó (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell 阴曹 陰曹 yīn cáo hell / the inferno syn 阎王好见，小鬼难当 閻王好見，小鬼難當 yán wáng hǎo jiàn , xiǎo guǐ nán dāng lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom) 搞毛 gǎo máo (dialect) what are you doing? / what the hell? 靠腰 kào yāo (lit.) to cry from hunger (from Taiwanese 哭枵, Tai-lo pr. [khàu-iau]) / (Tw) (slang) to whine / shut the hell up! / fuck! / damn! 靠北 kào běi (Tw) (slang) to rattle on / to carp / stop whining! / shut the hell up! / fuck! / damn! (from Taiwanese 哭爸, Tai-lo pr. [khàu-pē], "to cry over one's dad's death") 死要面子活受罪 sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom) 三小 sān xiǎo (Tw) (vulgar) what the hell? (from Taiwanese 啥潲, Tai-lo pr. [siánn-siâ], equivalent to Mandarin 什麼|什么[shen2me5]) 夭寿 夭壽 yāo shòu to die young / (Tw) (curse word) drop dead / go to hell / (literary) short life and long life 摆烂 擺爛 bǎi làn (neologism c. 2014) (slang) to stop striving (esp. when one knows one cannot succeed) / to let it all go to hell / (sports) to tank 活见鬼 活見鬼 huó jiàn guǐ what the hell / preposterous syn 欲仙欲死 yù xiān - yù sǐ (idiom) to experience sheer ecstasy (or, when used ironically, sheer hell) 饭碗 飯碗 fàn wǎn rice bowl / fig. livelihood / job / way of making a living syn 东山再起 東山再起 dōng shān zài qǐ lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom) / fig. to make a comeback syn 觅食 覓食 mì shí to forage / to hunt for food / to scavenge / fig. to make a living 自食其力 zì shí qí lì lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom) / fig. to stand on one's own feet / to earn one's own living syn 活菩萨 活菩薩 huó pú sà a living Buddha / fig. compassionate person / saint syn 清风明月 清風明月 qīng fēng míng yuè lit. cool breeze and bright moon (idiom) / fig. peaceful and clear night / (allusively) living a solitary and quiet life syn 燕雀处堂 燕雀處堂 yàn què chù táng lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom) / fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living / unaware of the disasters ahead / a fool's paradise 筚门闺窦 篳門閨竇 bì mén guī dòu wicker door, hole window (idiom) / fig. wretched hovel / living in poverty 荜门圭窦 蓽門圭竇 bì mén guī dòu wicker door, hole window (idiom) / fig. wretched hovel / living in poverty 处堂燕雀 處堂燕雀 chù táng yàn què lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom) / fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living / unaware of the disasters ahead / a fool's paradise 厚死薄生 hòu sǐ bó shēng lit. to praise the dead and revile the living / fig. to live in the past (idiom) 蜜罐 mì guàn honey pot / fig. comfortable living conditions / privileged environment 君子远庖厨 君子遠庖廚 jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen 开花 開花 kāi huā to bloom / to blossom / to flower / (fig.) to burst / to split open / (fig.) to burst with joy / (fig.) to spring up everywhere / to flourish syn 热腾腾 熱騰騰 rè téng téng steaming hot / (fig.) bustling / hectic / (fig.) excited / stirred up / (fig.) created only a short time before / freshly minted / hot off the press / (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1] syn 鬼扯脚 鬼扯腳 guǐ chě jiǎo lit. ghost pulls your leg / involuntary tug of muscles / fig. very unlucky / fig. argumentative / fig. can't help doing it 外溢 wài yì (of liquid) to spill out / to overflow / (of gas) to leak out / (fig.) to spill over / to spread (to new areas) / (fig.) (of wealth etc) to drain / to flow outward (esp. overseas) / (fig.) (of talent) to show / to be revealed 生物 shēng wù organism / living creature / life form / biological / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 吃饭 吃飯 chī fàn to have a meal / to eat / to make a living syn 宿舍 sù shè dormitory / dorm room / living quarters / hostel / CL:間|间[jian1] 实例 實例 shí lì actual example / living example / illustration / demonstration / (computing) instance 客厅 客廳 kè tīng drawing room (room for arriving guests) / living room / CL:間|间[jian1] syn 跑车 跑車 pǎo chē racing bicycle / racing car / sports car / to drive a vehicle (such as a truck or taxi) for a living / (of a conductor or attendant) to work on a train / (mining) (of a cable-car) to slip away (in an accident) syn 众生 眾生 zhòng shēng all living things syn 居家 jū jiā to live at home / to stay at home / home (schooling etc) / in-home (care etc) / household (repairs etc) / living (environment etc) syn 生前 shēng qián (of a deceased) during one's life / while living 跟前 gēn qian (of children, parents etc) at one's side / living with one syn 生活水平 shēng huó shuǐ píng living standards 人世 rén shì the world / this world / the world of the living syn 朴素 樸素 pǔ sù plain and simple / unadorned / simple living / not frivolous syn 为生 為生 wéi shēng to make a living syn 活生生 huó shēng shēng real (people) / living (artist) / while still alive (e.g. skinned alive) syn 生活环境 shēng huó huán jìng living environment 回族 huí zú Hui Islamic ethnic group living across China 活人 huó rén living person 游子 遊子 yóu zǐ person living or traveling far from home syn 生灵 生靈 shēng líng (literary) the people / living thing / creature syn 谋生 謀生 móu shēng to seek one's livelihood / to work to support oneself / to earn a living syn 生人 shēng rén stranger / living person / to give birth / to be born (in a certain time or place) syn 狭隘 狹隘 xiá ài (of a path etc) narrow / (of a living space etc) cramped / (of a way of thinking, a definition etc) narrow / limited syn 顶楼 頂樓 dǐng lóu top floor / attic / loft / garret / penthouse / (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc) 打拼 dǎ pīn to work hard / to try to make a living 淡泊 dàn bó living a simple life syn 活命 huó mìng life / to survive / to save a life / to scrape a living syn 兼营 兼營 jiān yíng a second job / supplementary way of making a living 