eat in wind, sleep in dew; endure travel hardships
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to eat in the wind and sleep in the dew; to endure hardship while traveling or working outdoors
literaryA four-character idiom (成语) describing hardships of traveling or working in the open air. Variant of the more common form 风餐露宿. Often used to express admiration for endurance.
Dì地
zhì质
gōng工
zuò作
zhě者
cháng常
nián年
lù露
sù宿
fēng风
cān餐
，
fēi非
cháng常
xīn辛
kǔ苦
。
Geologists endure the hardships of outdoor life year-round, which is very demanding.
Tàn探
xiǎn险
duì队
zài在
yuán原
shǐ始
sēn森
lín林
zhōng中
lù露
sù宿
fēng风
cān餐
，
lì历
shí时
yī一
gè个
yuè月
cái才
wán完
chéng成
rèn任
wu务
。
The expedition team endured wind and dew in the primeval forest, taking a month to complete their mission.
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Wèi为
le了
pāi拍
shè摄
yě野
shēng生
dòng动
wù物
，
shè摄
yǐng影
shī师
cháng常
cháng常
xū需
yào要
lù露
sù宿
fēng风
cān餐
。
To photograph wild animals, photographers often need to endure the hardships of outdoor camping.
Tā他
huí回
yì忆
qǐ起
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
lù露
sù宿
fēng风
cān餐
de的
jūn军
lǚ旅
shēng生
yá涯
，
gǎn感
kǎi慨
wàn万
qiān千
。
He recalled his military years spent enduring wind and dew in his youth, filled with deep emotion.