中伏
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Chinese[edit]
Pronunciation 1[edit]
middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) |
hottest days of summer | ||
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simp. and trad. (中伏) |
中 | 伏 |
Noun[edit]
中伏
- the middle fu (from late-July to early-August, among the three fus (三伏 (sānfú)), the hottest periods of summer)
See also[edit]
- 三伏 (sānfú)
Pronunciation 2[edit]
to be hit by; to suffer; to be affected by | conceal (ambush); prostrate; submit | ||
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simp. and trad. (中伏) |
中 | 伏 | |
Literally: “fall into pitfall”. |
Verb[edit]
中⫽伏 (verb-object)
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, figurative) to be fooled; to experience something below expectation