fēng风windcān餐eatlù露dewsù宿lodge
Exposed to the wind as one's meal and dew as one's bed; to endure the hardships of traveling and living outdoors.
Literal meaning
wind (风) — eat (餐) — dew (露) — lodge (宿)
Origin
A classical four-character phrase describing the hardships of travel.
Examples
tā他men们fēng风cān餐lù露sù宿，cháng长tú途bá跋shè涉，zhōng终yú于dào到dá达le了mù目dì的dì地。
They traveled a long distance, enduring the hardships of living outdoors, and finally reached their destination.
wèi为le了wán完chéng成rèn任wu务，tā他bù不dé得bù不fēng风cān餐lù露sù宿。
In order to complete the task, he had to endure the hardships of living outdoors.
Usage & nuances
Highlights the difficulty and discomfort of outdoor life.
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