栉 风 沐 雨

zhì fēng mù yǔdictionary entry

lit. to comb one's hair in the wind and wash it in the rain (idiom) / fig. to work in the open regardless of the weather

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Original source entry:

櫛風沐雨 栉风沐雨 [zhi4 feng1 mu4 yu3] /lit. to comb one's hair in the wind and wash it in the rain (idiom)/fig. to work in the open regardless of the weather/

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Other forms in these source records: 櫛風沐雨

栉
zhì
comb / to comb / to weed out / to eliminate / Taiwan pr. [jié]
风
fēng
wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:陣|阵[zhèn],絲|丝[sī]
沐
mù
to bathe / to cleanse / to receive / to be given
雨
yǔ
rain / CL:陣|阵[zhèn],場|场[cháng]
yù
(literary) to rain / (of rain, snow etc) to fall / to precipitate / to wet

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