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Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「露餐風宿」, explained here.

The featured idiom 「露餐風宿」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.

Eat in the open air and sleep in the wind. Describes the hardships of a journey.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

lù cān fēng xiǔ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

lou6 chaan1 fung1 suk1

Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.