sān​fú​tiān

dog days of summer

  • created sense approved 三伏天 · sān​fú​tiān · dog days of summer — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三伏天

    sān​fú​tiān

    dog days of summer

    The three hottest ten-day periods of the year, usually occurring between mid-July and late August. These periods are specifically known as [[初伏|初伏|chu1 fu2]], [[中伏|中伏|zhong1 fu2]], and [[末伏|末伏|mo4 fu2]].

    三伏 (literal) → 三伏 · sān​fú · dog days 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · day

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