风雨交加 fēng yǔ jiāo jiā
wind and rain together; a raging storm
Literally: wind rain cross add
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Origin
Descriptive; no single source story. Attested in Qing fiction such as Jinghua Yuan.
How to use it
Predicate or attributive; neutral, often literal, sometimes figurative of hardship. Often 风雨交加的夜晚.
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- 在一个风雨交加的夜晚,医生冒着大雨赶到了病人家里。Zài yí gè fēng yǔ jiāo jiā de yèwǎn, yīshēng màozhe dàyǔ gǎndào le bìngrén jiā lǐ.On a stormy night, the doctor braved the downpour to reach the patient's home.at one (measure) wind rain cross add (attributive particle) night, doctor brave (continuous particle) heavy rain rush-to (aspect particle) patient home in
- 台风登陆时风雨交加,沿海居民已全部转移。Táifēng dēnglù shí fēng yǔ jiāo jiā, yánhǎi jūmín yǐ quánbù zhuǎnyí.When the typhoon made landfall, wind and rain lashed together; the coastal residents had all been evacuated.typhoon land time wind rain cross add, coastal resident already all transfer
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