風吹雨打

風吹雨打

1. to be blown by the wind and battered by the rain

   • 「最讓我驚嘆的是這些房子經歷了這麼多年的風吹雨打，有些還能完整保存下來。」 [MSC, trad.]
     「最让我惊叹的是这些房子经历了这么多年的风吹雨打，有些还能完整保存下来。」 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2019 Oct 8, 增进对中华文化的认同感和自豪感（侨界传真）, People's Daily

     “zuì ràng wǒ jīngtàn de shì zhèxiē fángzǐ jīnglì le zhème duōnián de fēngchuīyǔdǎ, yǒuxiē hái néng wánzhěng bǎocún xiàlái.” [Pinyin]

     What surprised me the most was that these houses were buffeted by the wind and rain for several years, and yet some were completely fine after it.

   • ……，一般藝術品因不能受風吹雨打，無法在戶外展出，…… [MSC, trad.]
     ……，一般艺术品因不能受风吹雨打，无法在户外展出，…… [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2020 Jun 4, 戶外琺瑯展取代畢典 興大畢業生歡喜合影, China Times

     ......, yībān yìshùpǐn yīn bùnéng shòu fēngchuīyǔdǎ, wúfǎ zài hùwài zhǎnchū,...... [Pinyin]

     …, normal artworks can't be damaged by the wind and rain and thus can't be shown outdoors, …

   • 所以好的木頭經過一、二十年存放，加上風吹雨打，反倒能讓木頭碳化效果更佳，…… [MSC, trad.]
     所以好的木头经过一、二十年存放，加上风吹雨打，反倒能让木头碳化效果更佳，…… [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2021 Jan 17, 蘋中人：職人製琴也治琴　李十三, Apple Daily (Taiwan)

     suǒyǐ hǎo de mùtóu jīngguò yī, èrshí nián cúnfàng, jiāshàng fēngchuīyǔdǎ, fǎndào néng ràng mùtóu tànhuà xiàoguǒ gèng jiā,...... [Pinyin]

     So after good timber is stored for ten to twenty years and battered by the wind and rain, carbonizing it could yield better results instead.

2. (figuratively) to experience setbacks or hardships