travel and camp under harsh conditions
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to eat in the wind and sleep in the dew; endure the hardships of travel and outdoor life
literaryThis is a variant form of the idiom 风餐露宿 (fēng cān lù sù). The meaning, usage, and register are identical.
Dì地
zhì质
duì队
yuán员
men们
cān餐
fēnɡ风
sù宿
lù露
，
wèi为
zǔ祖
ɡuó国
xún寻
zhǎo找
kuànɡ矿
cánɡ藏
。
The geological team members endured harsh conditions, eating in the wind and sleeping in the dew, to search for mineral deposits for the motherland.
Gǔ古
shí时
hou候
，
shānɡ商
rén人
chánɡ长
tú途
bá跋
shè涉
，
chánɡ常
chánɡ常
cān餐
fēnɡ风
sù宿
lù露
。
In ancient times, merchants traveling long distances often ate in the wind and slept in the dew.
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Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
miáo描
xiě写
le了
tàn探
xiǎn险
jiā家
cān餐
fēnɡ风
sù宿
lù露
de的
jiān艰
xīn辛
lǚ旅
chénɡ程
。
This novel describes the explorer's arduous journey, enduring the hardships of wind and dew.