middle fu; second of the three hot periods
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Meanings
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the middle fu; the second of the three ten-day periods of the hot season (dog days)
Traditional Chinese calendar term referring to the middle period of the 'dog days' of summer, typically lasting ten or twenty days depending on the year.
Èr二
fú伏
shì是
yī一
nián年
zhōng中
zuì最
rè热
de的
shí时
hou候
。
The middle fu is the hottest time of the year.
Àn按
zhào照
chuán传
tǒng统
，
èr二
fú伏
yīng应
gāi该
chī吃
miàn面
tiáo条
。
According to tradition, you should eat noodles during the middle fu.
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Jīn今
nián年
zhōng中
fú伏
yǒu有
èr二
shí十
tiān天
，
tè特
bié别
nán难
áo熬
。
This year the middle fu lasts twenty days, which is especially hard to endure.
Tóu头
fú伏
jiǎo饺
zi子
èr二
fú伏
miàn面
，
zhè这
shì是
běi北
fāng方
de的
xí习
sú俗
。
Dumplings for the first fu and noodles for the second fu—this is a northern custom.