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風餐露宿

简风餐露宿 · 繁風餐露宿

Mandarin · pinyin fēng cān lù sù

lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom)
fig. to rough it

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風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
餐: cān · eat, dine; meal; food
露: lù · dew; bare, open, exposed
宿: sù · stop, rest, lodge, stay overnight; constellation
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere

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1–1–4–4 · feng1 can1 lu4 su4

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fung1 caan1 lou6 suk1

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(idiomatic) to endure the hardship of living and travelling out in the wild

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