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風塵

简风尘 · 繁風塵

Mandarin · pinyin fēng chén

windblown dust
hardships of travel
vicissitudes of life
prostitution

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風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
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风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere
尘: chén · dust, dirt, ashes, cinders

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1–2 · feng1 chen2

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noun

(literally) windblown dust
(synecdochic) turmoil caused by war; war
(synecdochic) hardships of travel; travel fatigue
(figurative, literary) hardships and uncertainties of unstable society; vicissitudes of life
(obsolete) prostitute; prostitution

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