风尘

風塵
fēngchén
  1. windblown dust
  2. hardships of travel
  3. vicissitudes of life
  4. prostitution

CEDICT

  1. (figurative, literary) hardships and uncertainties of unstable society; vicissitudes of life
  2. (literally) windblown dust
  3. (obsolete) prostitute; prostitution
  4. (synecdochically) hardships of travel; travel fatigue
  5. (synecdochically) turmoil caused by war; war
  6. hardships and uncertainties of unstable society; vicissitudes of life
  7. hardships of travel; travel fatigue
  8. prostitute; prostitution
  9. turmoil caused by war; war
  10. windblown dust

Wiktionary

  1. 疾风。
  2. 比喻流言蜚语。《南齐书．卷四七．谢朓传》：「遂复矫构风尘，妄惑朱紫，诋贬朝政，疑閒亲贤。」也作「风尘之言」。
  3. 世俗。
  4. 形容兵乱。
  5. 比喻旅行的劳累。
  6. 花街柳巷，妓女的生活。
  7. 官途。

重編國語辭典

  1. 娼妓生涯
  2. 战乱，兵乱
  3. 旅途的艰辛劳累
  4. 纷乱的社会或漂泊江湖的境况
  5. 风沙

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 风 fēng
  1. wind
  2. news
  3. style
  4. custom
  5. manner

classifiers: 陣, 絲
2 尘 chén
  1. dust
  2. dirt
  3. earth

Containing this entry

一路风尘 yīlùfēngchén to live an exhausting journey
满脸风尘 mǎnliǎnfēngchén
  1. lit. with a face full of dust
  2. showing the hardships of travel (idiom)
风尘仆仆 fēngchénpúpú
  1. lit. covered in dust (idiom)
  2. fig. travel-worn
风尘女子 fēngchénnǚzǐ
风尘碌碌 fēngchénlùlù

Related entries

性交易 xìngjiāoyì
  1. prostitution
  2. commercial sex
  3. the sex trade
卖淫 màiyín
  1. prostitution
  2. to prostitute oneself
严禁卖淫嫖娼，赌博，吸毒，酗酒滋事等违法犯罪活动！

Prostitution, gambling, the use of narcotic substances, drunkenness, disorder, and all other illegal activities are STRICTLY FORBIDDEN.

Source: Tatoeba

性工作 xìnggōngzuò
  1. employment as sex worker
  2. prostitution
性服务 xìngfúwù
  1. sexual service
  2. prostitution