栉风沐雨 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

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

Character by character

• 栉zhìcomb; to comb out, to eliminate, to weed out
• 风fēngwind; air; customs, manners; news
• 沐mùto bathe, to cleanse, to shampoo, to wash
• 雨yǔrain

Idioms sharing a character

• 沐雨栉风 mù yǔ zhì fēng
• 一帆风顺 yī fān fēng shùn
• 一路顺风 yī lù shùn fēng
• 世风日下 shì fēng rì xià
• 乘风破浪 chéng fēng pò làng
• 伤风败俗 shāng fēng bài sú
• 光风霁月 guāng fēng jì yuè
• 两袖清风 liǎng xiù qīng fēng
• 只欠东风 zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
• 叱咤风云 chì zhà fēng yún

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