fēng​dāo​shuāng​jiàn

piercing wind and biting cold; adverse circumstances

风刀霜剑 風刀霜劍 fēng​dāo​shuāng​jiàn
piercing wind and biting cold; adverse circumstances
The cold wind is like a knife and the frost like a sword; used to describe extremely cold weather or, metaphorically, a harsh and hostile environment.

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BCC Corpus (BLCU)