shuò
shí
liú
jīn

idiom

Meaning of 铄石流金

铄石流金 means melting stones and flowing gold; scorching heat; extreme heat. Pronounced shuò shí liú jīn.

  • melting stones and flowing gold; scorching heat; extreme heat

Definitions & Examples

Shèng
xià
shí
jié
 
liè
dāng
kōng
 
shuò
shí
liú
jīn
 
rén
men
dōu
duǒ
zài
kōng
tiáo
fáng
yuàn
chū
mén
 

In the height of summer, with the scorching sun overhead and heat intense enough to melt stone, people hid in air-conditioned rooms unwilling to go outside.

Shā
zhōng
bái
tiān
shuò
shí
liú
jīn
 
wǎn
què
hán
rén
 

In the desert, the days are scorching hot while the nights are freezing cold.

rén
yòng
 "
shuò
shí
liú
jīn
 "
lái
xíng
róng
sān
tiān
de
 

Ancient people used the phrase 'melting stones and flowing gold' to describe the extreme heat of the dog days of summer.