thiên ma bách chiết

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Definition

1. Idiom:
   • To undergo countless trials and tribulations; to experience a hundred twists and a thousand turns: This idiom describes a process or a person's life journey that has been filled with extreme difficulties, numerous obstacles, and repeated hardships. It emphasizes the sheer quantity and severity of the challenges faced.

Usage Examples

• Idiom:
  • Cuộc đời của ông ấy thực sự là một thiên ma bách chiết. (His life has truly been one of countless trials and tribulations.)
  • Con đường đến thành công của họ đầy thiên ma bách chiết. (Their path to success is full of a hundred twists and a thousand turns.)

Advanced Usage

• This idiom is classical and literary, often used in written narratives or formal speech to describe historical figures, arduous journeys, or the development of something great that required overcoming immense adversity.
• It can modify nouns like "cuộc đời" (life), "con đường" (path), or "hành trình" (journey).

Variants and Related Words

• Gian truân (n/adj): hardships; arduous.
• Thử thách (n): challenge, trial.
• Ba chìm bảy nổi (idiom): to be tossed about by life's vicissitudes; to have an unstable life full of ups and downs.

Synonyms

• Full of vicissitudes: Marked by many changes or difficulties.
• Fraught with perils: Filled with dangers.
• An arduous journey: A very difficult and tiring journey.

Related Idioms

• Lên thác xuống ghềnh: Literally "to go up waterfalls and down rapids"; meaning to go through very rough and dangerous times.
• Trăm cay nghìn đắng: Literally "a hundred sour, a thousand bitter"; meaning to experience countless sorrows and bitterness.