四苦八苦 [しくはっく] /(n,vs,vi) (1) (yoji) being in dire distress/being hard put to it/being hard pressed (for money)/(n) (2) (See 四苦,八苦) (yoji) {Buddh} 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)/EntL1307150/