Swallow wind and drink rain
Swallowing wind and drinking rain, Pinyin t ū NF ē ngy ǐ NY ǔ, Chinese idiom, describes running around, hard life. From Yuan Hongdao, Ming Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Yuan Hongdao of the Ming Dynasty wrote in his manuscript for revision: "don't be in a hurry for national education. Since the beginning of last year's occupation, we have been burning wormwood day and night, swallowing wind and rain, only to be exempted from punishment."
Idiom usage
As predicate, attribute, object; used in life
Swallow wind and drink rain
a region , where the cultivation of rice and the breeding of fish flourish - yú mǐ zhī dì
check evidence of both parties at court - duì bù gōng táng
remarkable in talent and quick in movement - gāo cái jí zú
Back to the mountains and back to the sea - huí shān zhuǎn hǎi