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櫛風沐雨

简栉风沐雨 · 繁櫛風沐雨

Mandarin · pinyin zhì fēng mù yǔ

lit. to comb one's hair in the wind and wash it in the rain (idiom)
fig. to work in the open regardless of the weather

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風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
沐: mù · bathe, cleanse, wash, shampoo
雨: yǔ · rain; rainy; Kangxi radical 173
栉: zhì · comb; comb out; weed out, eliminate
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere

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4–1–4–3 · zhi4 feng1 mu4 yu3

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zit3 fung1 muk6 jyu5

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(idiomatic) to travel and work despite harsh conditions; to work very hard

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