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Jyutping siu1 syu2
Pinyin xiāo shǔ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to spend a summer holiday
  2. (esp of Chinese medicine) to relieve summer heat
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    消除​暑氣​、​降低​體温​;​令​自己​冇​咁​熱
    to cool down; to relieve the summer heat
    • 飲杯汽水消暑!
      饮杯汽水消暑!
      jam2 bui1 hei3 seoi2 siu1 syu2!
      Drink a soft drink to cool yourself down.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to take a summer vacation
    (syn.) 消夏
  2. verb
    to prevent heat stroke; to dispel summer heat
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    夏日热辣辣要食西瓜消暑解渴。
    夏日熱辣辣要食西瓜消暑解渴。
    haa6 jat6 jit6 laat6 laat6 jiu3 sik6 sai1 gwaa1 siu1 syu2 gaai2 hot3.
    • On hot summer days one can eat watermelon to cool down.
  2. Cantonese
    消暑散
    消暑散
    siu1 syu2 saan2
    • heat stroke cure (in the form of powder)
  3. Cantonese
    饮杯汽水消暑!
    飲杯汽水消暑!
    jam2 bui1 hei3 seoi2 siu1 syu2!
    • Drink a soft drink to cool yourself down.
  4. Cantonese
    呢个夏天又湿又热,好易感暑,要饮返多啲食疗汤水去湿消暑。
    呢個夏天又濕又熱,好易感暑,要飲返多啲食療湯水去濕消暑。
    • This summer is really wet and hot, people can easily affected by summer-heat, so need to drink more soup as a diet therapy to drive away the moisture and heat.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    消暑
    消暑
    xiāo shǔ
    • to dispel summer heat