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風霜雨雪

简风霜雨雪 · 繁風霜雨雪

Mandarin · pinyin fēng shuāng yǔ xuě

(lit.) wind, frost, rain and snow (idiom)
(fig.) all kinds of trials and hardships

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風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
霜: shuāng · frost; crystallized; candied
雨: yǔ · rain; rainy; Kangxi radical 173
雪: xuě · snow; wipe away shame, avenge
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere

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1–1–3–3 · feng1 shuang1 yu3 xue3

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(figurative) all kinds of hardships and sufferings

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