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日曬雨淋

简日晒雨淋 · 繁日曬雨淋

Mandarin · pinyin rì shài yǔ lín

lit. exposed to sun and rain (idiom)
fig. exposed to the elements

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日: rì · sun; day; daytime
曬: Look up this written character
雨: yǔ · rain; rainy; Kangxi radical 173
淋: lín · drip, soak, drench; perfectly
晒: shài · dry in sun, expose to sun

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4–4–3–2 · ri4 shai4 yu3 lin2

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jat6 saai3 jyu5 lam4

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(idiomatic) to be exposed to the sun and rain; to be exposed to the elements

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