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Progress in Chinese starts with characters, then words, finally idioms. Here’s a free look at 「櫛風沐雨」 and its explanation.

Here is the Chinese idiom 「櫛風沐雨」, along with its meaning and how it is used.

Comb: comb hair; wash: wash hair. The wind combs your hair, and the rain washes your hair. Describes a person who often works hard outside regardless of weather conditions.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zhì fēng mù yǔ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jit3 fung1 muk6 yu5

Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.