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淒風苦雨

简凄风苦雨 · 繁淒風苦雨

Mandarin · pinyin qī fēng kǔ yǔ

lit. bleak wind and icy rain (idiom)
fig. hardships; miserable circumstances

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風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
苦: kǔ · bitter; hardship, suffering
雨: yǔ · rain; rainy; Kangxi radical 173
凄: qī · bitter cold, miserable, dreary
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere

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1–1–3–3 · qi1 feng1 ku3 yu3

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