三伏 [－－]

Jyutping saam1 fuk6
Pinyin sān fú

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏[chu1 fu2], 中伏[zhong1 fu2] and 末伏[mo4 fu2], which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    the third fu
  2. noun
    three fu (three periods forming the hottest periods of summer, from mid-July to mid-August, namely: 初伏 in mid-July, 中伏 in late July to early August and 末伏 in mid-August)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    近来进入三伏天了。
    近來進入三伏天了。
    jìn lái jìn rù sān fú tiān le 。
    • Lately, we've entered the dog days of summer.