humid summer heat; muggy sultry weather
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Meanings
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humid and sweltering summer weather; sultry summer heat
literaryA literary term often used in written Chinese to describe oppressively humid and hot summer conditions, particularly in southern regions.
Jiāng江
nán南
de的
rù溽
shǔ暑
ràng让
rén人
nán难
yǐ以
rěn忍
shòu受
。
The humid summer heat in Jiangnan is unbearable.
Měi每
féng逢
rù溽
shǔ暑
，
lǎo老
rén人
zǒng总
yào要
zhù注
yì意
fáng防
shǔ暑
jiàng降
wēn温
。
Every time the sultry summer heat arrives, the elderly must pay attention to heat prevention and cooling.
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Tā他
wú无
fǎ法
rěn忍
shòu受
nán南
yà亚
de的
rù溽
shǔ暑
，
jué决
dìng定
bān搬
huí回
běi北
fāng方
。
He could not endure the humid summer heat of South Asia and decided to move back to the north.