begin the dog days; enter the three fu periods
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to enter the dog days of summer; to begin the three fu periods
Refers to the beginning of the three periods (三伏) of the hottest summer days according to the traditional Chinese calendar. See also 三伏.
Míng明
tiān天
jiù就
shǔ数
fú伏
le了
，
tiān天
qì气
huì会
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
rè热
。
Tomorrow the dog days begin, and the weather will get hotter and hotter.
Jīn今
nián年
shǔ数
fú伏
bǐ比
wǎng往
nián年
zǎo早
。
This year the dog days started earlier than usual.
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Shǔ数
fú伏
yǐ以
hòu后
，
jì记
de得
duō多
chī吃
qīng清
liáng凉
de的
shí食
wù物
。
After the dog days begin, remember to eat more cooling foods.
Shǔ数
fú伏
tiān天
shì是
yī一
nián年
zhōng中
zuì最
rè热
de的
shí时
hou候
。
The dog days are the hottest time of the year.