塗炭

Noun

 * 1)  mire and charcoal ashes;  filthy place
 * 2)  harrowing situation; extreme distress; great affliction
 * 1)  harrowing situation; extreme distress; great affliction

Verb

 * 1)  to be in a harrowing situation; to be in great distress
 * 2)  to ravage or devastate such that one is in great distress

Noun

 * 1)  coal