风风雨雨

風風雨雨

fēngfēngyǔyǔ

idiom HSK 7 #26,128

Meanings

Literally 'winds and rains' — repeated characters emphasize the continuous hardships

Tāmen jīnglì le jǐ shí nián de fēngfēngyǔyǔ.

They went through decades of ups and downs.

Fēngfēngyǔyǔ zhōng, tāmen de yǒuyì gèngjiā shēnhòu le.

Through all the trials, their friendship grew even deeper.

memory

The doubling of 风 and 雨 (wind-wind-rain-rain) paints a picture of storms that keep coming one after another — life's relentless hardships.

风 fēng

雨 yǔ