second of three summer hot periods; middle fu
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
the fourth Geng day after the summer solstice; the starting day of the middle fu
technicalRefers specifically to the day itself according to the traditional Chinese calendar system (Geng days). It marks the beginning of the second ten-day period of the three fu (dog days).
Jīn今
nián年
de的
zhōng中
fú伏
shì是
qī七
yuè月
èr二
shí十
wǔ五
rì日
。
This year's middle fu falls on July 25th.
Zhōng中
fú伏
shì是
sān三
fú伏
zhōng中
zuì最
rè热
de的
yī一
duàn段
shí时
jiān间
de的
kāi开
shǐ始
。
The middle fu marks the beginning of the hottest period of the three fu.
noun
the period from the fourth Geng day after summer solstice to the day before the first Geng day after the beginning of autumn
technicalRefers to the entire period (typically ten or twenty days), also known as 二伏 (èr fú) or 'second fu'. See also 三伏 (sān fú).
Zhōng中
fú伏
yī一
bān般
chí持
xù续
shí十
tiān天
huò或
èr二
shí十
tiān天
。
The middle fu generally lasts for ten or twenty days.
Zhōng中
fú伏
qī期
jiān间
，
qì气
wēn温
wǎng往
wǎng往
dá达
dào到
quán全
nián年
zuì最
gāo高
。
During the middle fu, temperatures often reach their annual peak.
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Jīn今
nián年
de的
zhōng中
fú伏
tè特
bié别
cháng长
，
yǒu有
èr二
shí十
tiān天
。
This year's middle fu is especially long, lasting twenty days.