淒風苦雨 qī fēng kǔ yǔ

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

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