gió sương
Definition
- Noun:
- Wind and dew: Literally refers to wind and morning dew, often used metaphorically to describe the hardships and challenges of life, particularly those endured while traveling or working outdoors.
- Hardships, exposure to the elements: Describes the difficulties faced due to weather and natural conditions, similar to the concept of "wind and rain" (
gió mưa).
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ông ấy đã trải qua bao gió sương trên đường mưu sinh. (He has endured so much hardship on the road to earn a living.)
- Cuộc đời lính chiến chịu nhiều gió sương. (A soldier's life endures much exposure to the elements.)
Advanced Usage
- "dãi dầu gió sương": A common four-word idiom meaning to be weathered, worn, or toughened by long-term exposure to hardship and the elements.
- Gương mặt dãi dầu gió sương của người nông dân. (The farmer's face, weathered by hardship.)
Variants and Related Words
- Gió mưa (n): Wind and rain; a very close synonym often used interchangeably with to describe life's hardships and struggles.
- Chịu đựng gió mưa. (To endure hardships.)
Synonyms
- Khó khăn, gian khổ: Difficulties, hardships.
- Vất vả: Toil, laboriousness.
Related Idioms
- "Đầu tắt mặt tối": Literally "head extinguished, face dark"; means to be extremely busy from morning till night, often involving hard work. This shares the thematic idea of enduring daily toil, similar to .
- Làm việc đầu tắt mặt tối. (To work from dawn to dusk.)