涂炭

涂炭	tú tàn	extreme distress / in utter misery
涂	tú	to apply (paint etc) / to smear / to daub / to blot out / to scribble / to scrawl / (literary) mud / street
涂	Tú	surname Tu
涂	tú	variant of 途
炭	tàn	wood charcoal / coal