"水深火熱" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐɤ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /sɵy̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵ jiːt̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐɤ⁵¹/, /sɵy̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵ jiːt̚²/ Chinese transliterations: shuǐshēnhuǒrè [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄣ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄜˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], seoi² sam¹ fo² jit⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], shuǐshēnhuǒrè [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], shuěishenhuǒrè [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], shui³-shên¹-huo³-jê⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], shwěi-shēn-hwǒ-rè [Mandarin, Yale], shoeishenhuooreh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], шуйшэньхожэ [Mandarin, Palladius], šujšɛnʹxožɛ [Mandarin, Palladius], séui sām fó yiht [Cantonese, Yale], soey² sam¹ fo² jit⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], sêu² sem¹ fo² yid⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: From Mencius: : 如水益深,如火益熱,亦運而已矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]如水益深,如火益热,亦运而已矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: Mencius, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE Rú shuǐ yì shēn, rú huǒ yì rè, yì yùn éryǐ yǐ. [Pinyin] If you make the water more deep and the fire more fierce, they will in like manner make another revolution. Etymology templates: {{zh-x|如 水 益 深,如 火 益 熱,亦 運 而已 矣。|If you make the water more deep and the fire more fierce, they will in like manner make another revolution.|CL|collapsed=y|ref=Mengzi}} 如水益深,如火益熱,亦運而已矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]如水益深,如火益热,亦运而已矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: Mencius, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE Rú shuǐ yì shēn, rú huǒ yì rè, yì yùn éryǐ yǐ. [Pinyin] If you make the water more deep and the fire more fierce, they will in like manner make another revolution. Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 水深火熱
  1. to be in deep distress; to live with great misery and hardship Wikipedia link: Mencius Tags: idiomatic

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