七月流火
/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
ÇINCE → TR
Tanım
•the summer heat recedes during the seventh lunar month, and the cold season becomes imminent · scorching heat during July
Etimoloji
From the Classic of Poetry, poem 154 (《詩經·豳風·七月》): : In antiquity, Chinese astronomers saw the westerly motion of Antares, the Great Fire Star (大火), as a sign of autumn's arrival. Whether this idiom should be interpreted as referring to the current heat or the imminent cooling is a matter of constant dispute.