Chinese word

风风雨雨

Pronunciation

Pinyinfēng fēng yǔ yǔ

Meaning

  • idiomups and downs

Example

我们的关系经历了不少风风雨雨。wǒ men de guān xì jīng lì le bù shǎo fēng fēng yú yǔ

Our relationship has been through quite a few ups and downs.

Illustration for 风风雨雨 (ups and downs)

More examples

老人喜欢回忆年轻时的风风雨雨。lǎo rén xǐ huān huí yì nián qīng shí de fēng fēng yú yǔ

Older people like to look back on the ups and downs of their youth.

Core concept

A relationship or shared journey weathering one storm after another and changing with every difficult turn.

Common phrases

  • 回忆风风雨雨huí yì fēng fēng yú yǔ

    look back on the ups and downs

  • 谈起风风雨雨tán qǐ fēng fēng yú yǔ

    discuss the ups and downs

  • 经历过风风雨雨jīng lì guò fēng fēng yú yǔ

    have been through the ups and downs

Similar words

艰难坎坷jiān nán kán kě: A challenging course filled with obstacles and repeated setbacks.
多灾多难duō zāi duō nàn: Many disasters and misfortunes occurring one after another.
饱经风霜bǎo jīng fēng shuāng: Having faced long years of hardship and the harshness of life.
历尽沧桑lì jìn cāng sāng: Having weathered many hardships and great changes across a long lifetime.

Definition in Chinese

用于形容经历了许多艰难曲折的过程，侧重反复发生的困难，常见于回顾生活、感情或合作关系时的表述。yòng yú xíng róng jīng lì le xǔ duō jiān nán qū zhé de guò chéng cè zhòng fǎn fù fā shēng de kùn nán cháng jiàn yú huí gù shēng huó gǎn qíng huò hé zuò guān xì shí de biǎo shù

Word origin

The idiom repeats 风雨 (fēngyǔ, "wind and rain"), an established metaphor for adversity, so the repeated weather suggests a long series of troubles rather than one isolated setback.

Usage tips

  • This idiom commonly looks back over a relationship, project, or stage of life, which makes it a useful choice for summarizing a whole history rather than naming a single problem.

Other meanings

  • twists and turnsidiom
  • eventfulidiom

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