qī fēng kǔ yǔ

凄 风 苦 雨

Level:

IP L2

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n.slwailing wind and weeping rain; foul weather; bitter wind and excessive rain
- qī fēng kǔ yǔ wǒ yè bù néng mèi
  凄风苦雨，我夜不能寐。
  With the wind moaning and the rain pattering, I lay awake all night.
- tā zài qī fēng kǔ yǔ li dàng lái dàng qù
  他在凄风苦雨里荡来荡去。
  He wandered about in the chill rain.
synonym
kuáng fēng bào yǔ狂风暴雨 fēng yǔ jiāo jiā风雨交加 bào fēng zhòu yǔ暴风骤雨 fēng yǔ rú huì风雨如晦 xié fēng xì yǔ斜风细雨 kǔ yǔ qī fēng苦雨凄风 qī fēng hán yǔ凄风寒雨 jí fēng xùn yǔ疾风迅雨
antonym
fēng hé rì lì风和日丽 rì lí fēng hé日丽风和 rì nuǎn fēng hé日暖风和
2
n.slmetawretched circumstances; miserable conditions; distress
synonym
kǔ yǔ qī fēng苦雨凄风 qī fēng hán yǔ凄风寒雨

Note
"凄风苦雨" is different from "腥风血雨". "凄风苦雨" often describe the miserable life situation; "腥风血雨" mostly describes the scene of the people being killed in the dark reign.

凄风苦雨