苦集滅道 [－－灭－]

Jyutping fu2 zaap6 mit6 dou6
Pinyin kǔ jí miè dào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), namely: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause of suffering is desire 集[ji2], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[mie4], the way 道[dao4] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[ba1 zheng4 dao4]
  2. also called 四諦|四谛[si4 di4]