三伏天

Chinese

		three fu, three hottest periods of the year, in mid-August)	day; sky; heaven
simp. and trad. (三伏天)		三伏	天

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sānfútiān

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ fuk⁶ tin¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: sānfútiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanfwutian
  - IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ fu³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: sānfútiānr
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanfwutial
  - IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ fu³⁵ tʰjɑɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saam¹ fuk⁶ tin¹
  - Yale: sāam fuhk tīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ fuk⁹ tin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ fug⁶ tin¹
  - IPA ^(key): /säːm⁵⁵ fʊk̚² tʰiːn⁵⁵/

Noun

三伏天

A period in the Chinese lunisolar calendar of around 30-40 days which represents the hottest days of the summer.

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