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1 The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering.
2 Repent and ye shall be saved!

隔岸观火

gé àn guān huǒ

1 to watch the fires burning across the river
2 to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom)

高岸深谷

gāo àn shēn gǔ

1 high bank, deep valley (idiom); secluded location

Sample Sentences

从北京向东看，潮白河对岸，高楼鳞次栉比，尽显繁华。

cóng Běijīng xiàng dōng kàn ，cháobáihé duìàn ，gāolóu líncìzhìbǐ ，jìnxiǎn fánhuá 。

View from the east of Beijing is the Chaobai River on the other side with rows after rows of tall buildings depicting a flourishing city.

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当然要。外滩的建筑群可是公认的万国博览会呢。在那里你可以欣赏到各国建筑的特色，还可以和江对岸的浦东现代建筑群相对比，绝对是值得一去的地方。

dāngrán yào 。Wàitān de jiànzhùqún kěshì gōngrèn de 000 ne 。zài nàlǐ nǐ kěyǐ xīnshǎng dào gèguó jiànzhù de tèsè ，hái kěyǐ hé jiāng duìàn de Pǔdōng xiàndài jiànzhúqún xiāng duìbǐ ，juéduì shì zhíde yī qù de dìfang 。

Of course you should. Everyone agrees that Bund is a showcase for architecture from all around the world. You can enjoy architecture from all around the world there. And you can compare it with the new architecture in Pudong, across the river. It's absolutely worth going to.

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