喝西北风
喝西北风
hē xī běi fēng
lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
idiom
Traditional: 喝西北風
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- (idiom) lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
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Related Words
冷饮(lěng yǐn)— cold drink
→一帆风顺(yī fān fēng shùn)— propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom)
→五劳七伤(wǔ láo qī shāng)— (TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五臟|五脏[wu3 zang4], and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appearance) and fear (mind)
→六淫(liù yín)— (TCM) six excesses causing illness, namely: excessive wind 風|风[feng1], cold 寒[han2], heat 暑[shu3], damp 濕|湿[shi1], dryness 燥[zao4], fire 火[huo3]
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