📖 Meaning
Unimpeded by wind or rain. It describes carrying out a planned activity on schedule regardless of bad weather or adverse conditions. The phrase emphasizes unwavering commitment to a prior arrangement.
📜 Origin Story
The idiom originates from Ming Dynasty writer Feng Menglong's collection 'Stories to Awaken the World' (醒世恒言), Volume 32. In the story, the scholar Huang takes a short boat via the land route, traveling without being hindered by wind or rain, thus arriving in time. The phrase later became a common expression for keeping appointments under any circumstances. It also appears in Cao Xueqin's Qing Dynasty novel 'Dream of the Red Chamber' (Chapter 37), where Baochai proposes meeting twice a month on fixed dates, rain or shine.
💡 Example Usage
每天清晨，他都风雨无阻地去公园晨跑。
Every morning he goes jogging in the park, rain or shine.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 风雨无阻
- Pinyin: fēng yǔ wú zǔ
- Literal Translation: wind, rain, no, obstruction
- Category: Perseverance
- Characters: 4