scorching heat; extreme heat
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melting stones and flowing gold; scorching heat; extreme heat
literaryA classical chengyu describing extreme summer heat. Literally suggests temperatures high enough to melt stone and cause metal to flow. Often used in literary contexts or formal writing about weather. Variant form of 流金铄石 (liú jīn shuò shí).
Shèng盛
xià夏
shí时
jié节
，
liè烈
rì日
dāng当
kōng空
，
shuò铄
shí石
liú流
jīn金
，
rén人
men们
dōu都
duǒ躲
zài在
kōng空
tiáo调
fáng房
lǐ里
bù不
yuàn愿
chū出
mén门
。
In the height of summer, with the scorching sun overhead and heat intense enough to melt stone, people hid in air-conditioned rooms unwilling to go outside.
Shā沙
mò漠
zhōng中
bái白
tiān天
shuò铄
shí石
liú流
jīn金
，
yè夜
wǎn晚
què却
hán寒
qì气
bī逼
rén人
。
In the desert, the days are scorching hot while the nights are freezing cold.
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Gǔ古
rén人
yòng用
"
shuò铄
shí石
liú流
jīn金
"
lái来
xíng形
róng容
sān三
fú伏
tiān天
de的
kù酷
rè热
。
Ancient people used the phrase 'melting stones and flowing gold' to describe the extreme heat of the dog days of summer.