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风飧水宿
风飧水宿
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风飧水宿

风飧水宿 — “To eat in the wind and sleep in the open”

风飧水宿 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to eat in the wind and sleep in the open”. To endure the hardships of travel or outdoor work. Literally, “Eating in the wind, sleeping by water/outdoors”.

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风飧水宿 Pronunciation and Pinyin

风飧水宿 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
风
fēng4wind, air current, custom
飧
sūn12supper or cooked food
水
shuǐ4water, liquid, river, juice
宿
sù11stay overnight, old, constellation

Example Sentence with 风飧水宿

那些探险家们为了完成考察任务,经常风飧水宿,条件非常艰苦。
To complete their expedition, those explorers often ate in the wind and slept in the open, enduring extremely harsh conditions.

Idioms Related to 风飧水宿

Synonyms of 风飧水宿

  • fēng风sūn飧lù露sù宿brave the elements and endure hardships
  • fēng风cān餐lù露sù宿brave the elements and endure hardships

More idioms starting with 风

  • fēng风bù不míng鸣tiáo条social tranquility
  • fēng风sī丝bù不tòu透completely sealed and airtight
  • fēng风zhōng中zhī之zhú烛precarious and fragile state
  • fēng风zhōng中bǐng秉zhú烛precarious state, near death
  • fēng风jǔ举yún云yáo摇rise rapidly to prominence
  • fēng风jǔ举yún云fēi飞Rise swiftly and majestically
  • fēng风yún云wàn万biàn变ever-changing circumstances
  • fēng风yún云bù不cè测unforeseen changes in circumstances
  • fēng风yún云zhī之zhì志Grand and lofty aspirations
  • fēng风yún云rén人wù物influential figure of the era
  • fēng风yún云huì会hé合Capable individuals seize rare opportunities
  • fēng风yún云biàn变huàn幻rapid and unpredictable changes

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Questions about 风飧水宿

What does 风飧水宿 mean?

风飧水宿 (fēng sūn shuǐ sù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to eat in the wind and sleep in the open”.

How do you pronounce 风飧水宿?

风飧水宿 is pronounced fēng sūn shuǐ sù in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 风飧水宿 literally mean?

Literally, 风飧水宿 means “Eating in the wind, sleeping by water/outdoors”. It is used to mean “to eat in the wind and sleep in the open”.

What is the Chinese definition of 风飧水宿?

飧:晚餐;宿:住宿,过夜。风里吃饭,露天睡觉。形容旅途或野外工作的辛苦

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