wet by the rain and burnt by the sun
Rain and sun, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǔ L í NR ì zh ì, which means the hard work of travel or field work. It comes from stone drum song by Han Yu of Tang Dynasty.
Idiom usage
As an object, attribute, or field
Analysis of Idioms
Sun and rain
The origin of Idioms
Han Yu's stone drum song in Tang Dynasty: "the rain and the sun are burning, the wildfire is burning, the ghosts are guarding."
Idiom explanation
Roast: roast. Rain, sun. It's hard to travel or work in the field.
wet by the rain and burnt by the sun
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