Indian summer; autumn heat
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Indian summer; period of hot weather after the Beginning of Autumn
A meteorological term commonly used in daily conversation to describe the return of hot weather in early autumn, typically lasting for a few days to weeks after Liqiu (立秋).
Jīn今
nián年
qiū秋
lǎo老
hǔ虎
zhēn真
lì厉
hài害
，
lì立
qiū秋
dōu都
bàn半
gè个
yuè月
le了
hái还
shì是
sān三
shí十
wǔ五
dù度
。
The Indian summer is really fierce this year; it's been half a month since the Beginning of Autumn and it's still thirty-five degrees.
Qiū秋
lǎo老
hǔ虎
qī期
jiān间
yào要
zhù注
yì意
fáng防
shǔ暑
jiàng降
wēn温
，
duō多
hē喝
shuǐ水
。
During the Indian summer period, pay attention to preventing heatstroke and keeping cool, and drink plenty of water.
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Sú俗
huà话
shuō说
：
Qiū秋
lǎo老
hǔ虎
，
rè热
sǐ死
rén人
。
As the saying goes: The Indian summer can kill with heat.