travel-weariness; worldly life; war
Meanings
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travel fatigue; the hardship and dust of journey
Often used in set phrases like 风尘仆仆, describing someone tired from travel.
He rushed back from another place, travel-worn and weary.
Father's face was covered with the dust of travel, and one could tell at a glance he had endured a hard journey.
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After the long trek, every one of them had travel-worn faces.
noun
the mortal world; worldly life; chaotic society; wandering life
literaryOften implies a life of wandering or hardship. 沦落风尘 euphemistically refers to falling into prostitution.
This wandering knight acted chivalrously and was deeply loved by the common people.
She unfortunately fell into a life of prostitution, her life story extremely tragic.
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Tired of years wandering in the worldly dust, he finally decided to retreat to the mountains.
noun
war; turmoil; alarm of war
literaryClassical/literary usage, often seen in historical texts.
There was an alarm of war at the border, and the court urgently dispatched a large army.
This place is near the frontier and often suffers from the calamity of war.
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Ancient literati often used 'the change of wind and dust' to describe troubled times.