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餐风吸露
餐风吸露
餐风吸露
餐风吸露
餐风吸露
餐风吸露
餐风吸露
餐风吸露

餐风吸露 — “Eat wind and drink dew”

餐风吸露 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live an ascetic or reclusive life, enduring the elements and hardships; to subsist on wind and dew, often implying detachment from worldly desires”. Literally, “Eat wind and drink dew”.

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餐风吸露 Pronunciation and Pinyin

餐风吸露 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
餐		cān16eat, meal, dine
风		fēng4wind, air current, custom
吸		xī6to inhale, absorb, or attract
露		lù21dew, reveal, expose

Example Sentence with 餐风吸露

那位隐士选择在山林中餐风吸露，过着与世无争的清净日子
The hermit chose to live an ascetic life in the mountains, enduring wind and dew, leading a peaceful existence free from worldly strife.

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Questions about 餐风吸露

What does 餐风吸露 mean?

餐风吸露 (cān fēng xī lù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live an ascetic or reclusive life, enduring the elements and hardships; to subsist on wind and dew, often implying detachment from worldly desires”.

How do you pronounce 餐风吸露?

餐风吸露 is pronounced cān fēng xī lù in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 餐风吸露 literally mean?

Literally, 餐风吸露 means “Eat wind and drink dew”. It is used to mean “to live an ascetic or reclusive life, enduring the elements and hardships; to subsist on wind and dew, often implying detachment from worldly desires”.

What is the Chinese definition of 餐风吸露?

餐：吃；露：露水。吃的是风，喝的是露水。形容超脱的生活