xī​fēng​yǐn​lù

to feed on wind and dew

  • created reference approved 吸风饮露/吸風飲露 → 不食人间烟火/不食人間煙火 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吸风饮露 / 吸風飲露 xī​fēng​yǐn​lù

    不食人间烟火 / 不食人間煙火 bù​shí​rén​jiān​yān​huǒ

    synonym

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  • created reference approved 吸风饮露/吸風飲露 → 沐雨栉风/沐雨櫛風 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吸风饮露 / 吸風飲露 xī​fēng​yǐn​lù

    沐雨栉风 / 沐雨櫛風 mù​yǔ​zhì​fēng

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 吸风饮露/吸風飲露 · xī​fēng​yǐn​lù · to feed on wind and dew — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吸风饮露 / 吸風飲露

    xī​fēng​yǐn​lù

    to feed on wind and dew

    (literary) to feed on wind and dew; refers to the Taoist belief that immortals do not eat ordinary food but instead live on the essence of nature

    吸 (literal) → 吸 · xī · to drink 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind 饮 (literal) → 饮/飲 · yǐn · to drink 露 (literal) → 露 · lù · dew; syrup

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  • created sense approved 吸风饮露/吸風飲露 · xī​fēng​yǐn​lù · to endure hardships — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吸风饮露 / 吸風飲露

    xī​fēng​yǐn​lù

    to endure hardships

    (metaphor) to endure the hardships of traveling or fieldwork; to lead a hard life in the open air

    吸 (literal) → 吸 · xī · to inhale 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind 饮 (literal) → 饮/飲 · yǐn · to drink 露 (literal) → 露 · lù · dew; syrup

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