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頂風

简顶风 · 繁頂風

Mandarin · pinyin dǐng fēng

to face into the wind
against the wind
fig. against the law

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風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
顶: dǐng · top, summit, peak; to carry on the head
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere

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3–1 · ding3 feng1

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verb

to go against the wind; to face into the wind
(figurative) to openly go against the law; to flagrantly flout a regulation or law that is being vigorously implemented

noun

headwind

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