四苦 しく八苦 はっく
shikuhakku

Noun
Suru Verb

1. being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money)

Intransitive
Yojijukugo
ホームページ ずくりに四苦 しく八苦 はっくしてるようだけど、手伝 てつだってあげようか。
hōmupējizukurini shikuhakku shiteru yōdakedo tetsudatte ageyōka.
You look like you're having a lot of trouble setting up that web page. Want some help?
Noun

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
Related to 四苦八苦