じ
地
ごく
獄
　
で
ほとけ
仏
　
に
あ
会
　
っ
　
た
　
よ
　
う

expression, adverb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. with great relief, as if meeting a friend in need, as if having met a Buddha in hell.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じ
地
ごく
獄
　
で
ほとけ
仏
　
に
あ
会
　
っ
　
た
　
よ
　
う
 地獄で仏に会ったよう じごくでほとけにあったよう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

ground, earth
チ　ジ　どま (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
to be (classical)
ヤ　なり　エ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
to squint, what? huh? (Cant.)
バ　メ　やぶにらみ
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
prison, jail
ゴク (Late Jr. High, N1)
the snarling of dogs
ゲン　ゴン　ギン
dog, dog radical (no. 94)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
dog
いぬ　ケン (1st, N4)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
Buddha, the dead, France
ブツ　ほとけ (5th, N2)
human radical (no. 9)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
meeting, meet, party
カイ　あ.う　エ (2nd, N4)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
say
ウン　い.う　ここに (Kentei Pre-1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)