end of the dog days
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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the end of the dog days; exiting the hottest period of summer
neutralRefers specifically to the passing of the 三伏 (sān fú), the three hottest periods of the Chinese lunisolar calendar, which usually occur between mid-July and late August. It signals the arrival of cooler autumn weather.
Yī一
chū出
fú伏
，
tiān天
qì气
lì立
kè刻
jiù就
liáng凉
kuai快
le了
bù不
shǎo少
。
As soon as the dog days ended, the weather immediately became much cooler.
Wǒ我
men们
zhè这
lǐ里
chū出
fú伏
hòu后
，
wǎn晚
shang上
shuì睡
jiào觉
jiù就
bù不
yòng用
kāi开
kōng空
tiáo调
le了
。
After we exit the dog days here, we don't need to turn on the air conditioner to sleep at night.
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Àn按
zhào照
jié节
qì气
，
dà大
gài概
bā八
yuè月
dǐ底
jiù就
chū出
fú伏
le了
。
According to the solar terms, the dog days end around late August.