凄风苦雨 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 凄风苦雨

凄风苦雨 (淒風苦雨)

Definition lit. bleak wind and icy rain (idiom) / fig. hardships / miserable circumstances

Idiom 凄风 Cold wind / 苦雨 The long rain / Describe the bad weather / Later, it was used as a metaphor for the miserable situation

Usage

Antonym 和风细雨

中文释义语本《左传．昭公四年》"春无凄风，秋无苦雨。"原以"凄风苦雨"形容天气恶劣，后亦比喻境遇凄凉悲惨。

Characters 凄 (悽) qī 风 (風) fēng 苦 kǔ 雨 yǔ

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