四苦八苦(しくはっく)being in dire distress, being hard put to it, being hard pressed (for money)

Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb

1. 1.

   being in dire distress, being hard put to it, being hard pressed (for money)

   Yojijukugo

Noun

1. 2.

   the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)

   Yojijukugo, Buddhism,

   See Also:

   • 四苦
   • 八苦