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风餐露宿

fēng cān lù sùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom) / fig. to rough it
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

風餐露宿 风餐露宿 [feng1 can1 lu4 su4] /lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom)/fig. to rough it/

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Other forms in these source records: 風餐露宿

  • 风
    fēng

    wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:陣|阵[zhèn],絲|丝[sī]

  • 餐
    cān

    meal / to eat / classifier for meals

  • 露
    lòu

    to show / to reveal / to betray / to expose

    lù

    dew / syrup / nectar / outdoors (not under cover) / to show / to reveal / to betray / to expose

    Lù

    surname Lu

  • 宿
    sù

    lodge for the night / old / former

    xiǔ

    night / classifier for nights

    xiù

    constellation

    Sù

    surname Su

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.