凄风苦雨

qīfēngkǔyǔ

wailing wind and weeping rain, wretched circumstances; distress

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qi1 feng1 ku3 yu3

lit. mourning the wind and bewailing the rain; fig. in a wretched plight, miserable circumstances

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凄风苦雨

qī fēng kǔ yǔ

miserable conditions; bitter winds and miserable rains; bleak wind and wretched rain; chilly winds and cold rains (that instill sadness in a person's mind); wailing wind and weeping rain; wretched circumstances

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凄風苦雨|凄风苦雨 [qī fēng kǔ yǔ] ► lit. mourning the wind and bewailing the rain; fig. in a wretched plight ► miserable circumstances