风浪 fēnglàng wind and waves
wind and waves; rough waters; (figuratively) hardship
How to remember 风浪: 风 wind + 浪 breaker = wind and waves.
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- Wind and waves; rough seas - literal and figurative hardship - 经历了不少风浪 (jīnglì le bùshǎo fēnglàng) to have been through many storms of life.
- The turbulence at sea becomes a metaphor for life's trials and challenges.
- 经得起风浪 = able to withstand hardship.