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人间地狱

rén jiān dì yù

4-character word Traditional 人間地獄

What 人间地狱 means

1. hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
2. fig. having an uncomfortable time

The characters in 人间地狱

• 人rénperson; people
• 间jiānbetween; among; within a definite time or space
• 地dìearth; ground; field
• 狱yùprison

Example sentences

• 我也觉得说成“人间地狱”是夸张了点。
  Wǒ yě juéde shuō chéng “ rénjiāndìyù ” shì kuāzhāng le diǎn.
  I also think 'living hell' is putting it too strongly.
• 我也觉得说成「人间地狱」是夸张了点。
  I also think 'living hell' is putting it too strongly.