苦集滅道〔--灭-〕 fu² zaap⁶ mit⁶ dou⁶ {kǔ jí miè dào}

1. the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), namely: all life is suffering 苦, the cause of suffering is desire 集, emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅, the way 道 to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道
2. also called 四諦