风吹雨打 fēngchuī-yǔdǎ literally windswept and battered by rain
literally windswept and battered by rain; to undergo hardship (idiom)
How to remember 风吹雨打: 风 wind + 吹 to blow + 雨 rain + 打 hit = literally windswept and battered by rain.
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- Idiom: battered by wind and rain - the trials of hardship - 经受了风吹雨打 (jīngshòu le fēngchuī yǔdǎ) to have weathered many storms.
- Metaphor for enduring life's hardships and setbacks; also literal exposure to the elements.
- Written register; often 经得起风吹雨打 = able to stand the test of hardship.