middle fu; second of the three hot periods
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the middle fu; the second of the three ten-day periods of the hot season (sanfu)
Refers specifically to the middle 10-day period (sometimes 20 days in certain years) of the three fu periods in summer, usually starting on the 4th geng day after the summer solstice.
Zhōng中
fú伏
shì是
yī一
nián年
zhōng中
zuì最
rè热
de的
shí时
hou候
。
The middle fu is the hottest time of the year.
Jīn今
nián年
de的
zhōng中
fú伏
yǒu有
èr二
shí十
tiān天
。
This year the middle fu lasts twenty days.
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Zhōng中
fú伏
shí时
jié节
，
kù酷
shǔ暑
nán难
nài耐
。
During the middle fu season, the scorching heat is unbearable.