midsummer; second month of summer; fifth lunar month
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the second month of summer; the fifth lunar month; midsummer
Refers specifically to the middle month of summer in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, roughly corresponding to June in the Gregorian calendar.
Zhòng仲
xià夏
shí时
jié节
，
tiān天
qì气
shí十
fēn分
yán炎
rè热
。
In midsummer, the weather is extremely hot.
Nóng农
lì历
wǔ五
yuè月
yòu又
chēng称
zhòng仲
xià夏
。
The fifth lunar month is also called midsummer.
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Zhòng仲
xià夏
yè夜
zhī之
mèng梦
shì是
Shā莎
shì士
bǐ比
yà亚
de的
zhù著
míng名
xì戏
jù剧
。
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a famous play by Shakespeare.
Dào到
le了
zhòng仲
xià夏
，
bái白
tiān天
de的
shí时
jiān间
zuì最
cháng长
。
In midsummer, the daytime is the longest.