疾风劲草 — Chinese idiom
疾风劲草
jí fēng jìng cǎo
Traditional: 疾風勁草
Meaning
- lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds
- fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
Character by character
- 疾jísickness, illness, disease; to envy, to hate
- 风fēngwind; air; customs, manners; news
- 劲jìngstrong, tough, unyielding; power, energy
- 草cǎograss, herbs; straw, thatch
Idioms sharing a character
- 不疾不徐 bù jí bù xú
- 大声疾呼 dà shēng jí hū
- 无疾而终 wú jí ér zhōng
- 痛心疾首 tòng xīn jí shǒu
- 眼疾手快 yǎn jí shǒu kuài
- 积劳成疾 jī láo chéng jí
- 讳疾忌医 huì jí jì yī
- 一帆风顺 yī fān fēng shùn
- 一路顺风 yī lù shùn fēng
- 世风日下 shì fēng rì xià
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