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- Shuangjiang or Frost Descends, 18th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd October-6th November
- (literary) ice formed in freezing weather as frost or icicles etc (often used as a metaphor for moral uprightness, strictness, sternness or aloofness)
Trad. 黃柳霜
- Anna May Wong (1905-1961), Chinese American Hollywood actress
- (idiom) to make matters even worse
- to add insult to injury
- the autumn chrysanthemum braves the frost (idiom)
Trad. 風霜雨雪
- lit. wind, frost, rain and snow (idiom)
- fig. all kinds of trials and hardships
- as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner
- frigid
- lit. cold-resistant (idiom)
- fig. remaining strong in harsh conditions; resilient; unyielding
Trad. 飽經風霜
- weather-beaten
- having experienced the hardships of life
Trad. 風中燭，瓦上霜
- lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom)
- fig. (of sb's life) feeble
- hanging on a thread
- one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom)