凄风苦雨 qī fēng kǔ yǔ

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. bleak wind and icy rain (idiom)
  2. fig. hardships
  3. miserable circumstances

CHARACTERS

凄 qī
HSK 6
bitter cold, miserable, dreary
风 fēng
HSK 3
wind; air; manners, atmosphere
苦 kǔ
HSK 4
bitter; hardship, suffering
雨 yǔ
HSK 1
rain; rainy; KangXi radical 173