the cold winter months; 10th-12th lunar months
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the tenth, eleventh (winter month), and twelfth (twelfth lunar month) months of the lunar calendar; the depth of winter
An idiomatic expression used to emphasize the severity of cold weather during the three coldest lunar months. Often used to describe hardship or extreme cold conditions.
Shí十
dōng冬
là腊
yuè月
de的
，
nǐ你
chuān穿
zhè这
me么
shǎo少
huì会
gǎn感
mào冒
de的
。
It's the dead of winter; you'll catch a cold wearing so little.
Jí即
shǐ使
zài在
shí十
dōng冬
là腊
yuè月
，
tā他
yě也
jiān坚
chí持
měi每
tiān天
chén晨
pǎo跑
。
Even in the coldest winter months, he insists on jogging every morning.
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Shí十
dōng冬
là腊
yuè月
，
tiān天
hán寒
dì地
dòng冻
，
lù路
shang上
xíng行
rén人
xī稀
shǎo少
。
In the depths of winter, with freezing weather, there were few pedestrians on the road.