苦ㄎㄨˇ海ㄏㄞˇ無ㄨˊ邊ㄅㄧㄢkǔhǎi‑wúbiān，回ㄏㄨㄟˊ頭ㄊㄡˊ是ㄕˋ岸ㄢˋhuítóu‑shì’àn

简苦海无边，回头是岸

  1. 原為佛教用語，本指生死輪迴，世世都如同沉淪塵世困苦，無邊無際，但只要修行悟道，自性清淨，便能超脫輪迴，到達極樂境界。後多比喻罪惡雖重，只要全心悔改向善，便有出路，用來勸人改過自新。

英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., Repent and ye shall be saved!