中伏

Chinese

Pronunciation 1

 
middle; centre; within
middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
hottest days of summer
simp. and trad.
(中伏)


Noun

中伏

  1. the middle fu (from late-July to early-August, among the three fus (三伏 (sānfú)), the hottest periods of summer)
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Pronunciation 2

to be hit by; to suffer; to be affected by conceal (ambush); prostrate; submit
simp. and trad.
(中伏)
Literally: “fall into pitfall”.


Verb

中⫽伏 (verb-object)

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, figurative) to be fooled; to experience something below expectation
Synonyms
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