noun
living in the harsh outdoors; roughing it; enduring a difficult journey
A yojijukugo describing the hardships of travel or outdoor life, often with a literary or classical feel. Used to evoke enduring wind and dew while sleeping rough.
彼は風餐露宿の旅を続けた。
He continued his journey, sleeping rough and eating in the open.
A yojijukugo of Chinese origin, combining 風 (wind), 餐 (eat), 露 (dew), and 宿 (lodge), literally 'eating in the wind and sleeping in the dew', symbolizing the hardships of outdoor travel.