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風雨如晦

简风雨如晦 · 繁風雨如晦

Mandarin · pinyin fēng yǔ rú huì

lit. wind and rain darken the sky (idiom); fig. the situation looks grim

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風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
雨: yǔ · rain; rainy; Kangxi radical 173
如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
晦: huì · dark, unclear, obscure; night
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere

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1–3–2–4 · feng1 yu3 ru2 hui4

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(simile) bad times with no end in sight

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