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三伏天

三伏天

Chinese

			day; sky; heaven
simp. and trad. (三伏天)		三伏	天

Noun

三伏天

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): sānfútiān

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: sānfútiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanfwutian
  - IPA ^(key): /sa̠n⁵⁵ fu³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: sānfútiānr
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanfwutial
  - IPA ^(key): /sa̠n⁵⁵ fu³⁵ tʰjɑɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saam¹ fuk⁶ tin¹
  - Yale: sāam fuhk tīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ fuk⁹ tin¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑːm⁵⁵ fʊk̚² tʰiːn⁵⁵/