liúhuǒ
passing of summer
流火 liúhuǒ
- passing of summer
- Literary term used to describe the hottest days of summer passing and the weather beginning to cool. Based on the position of the star Antares moving west in the late summer sky, it is often used as a name for the seventh month of the lunar calendar.
- sweltering heat
- Literary description of scorching summer heat that feels like fire flowing through the air.
- erysipelas
- Traditional Chinese medicine term for skin infections on the lower leg, such as erysipelas or filariasis, often characterized by redness and swelling. Also known as 风痹 fēngbì.