数九寒天 — “The coldest days of winter”
数九寒天 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the coldest days of winter”. The period of extreme cold calculated from the Winter Solstice. Literally, “Counting Nines Cold Days”.
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在数九寒天里，人们都穿上了厚厚的冬衣，炉火也烧得更旺了。
During the coldest days of winter, people all put on thick winter clothes, and the fires in the stoves burned even brighter.
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What does 数九寒天 mean?
数九寒天 (shǔ jiǔ hán tiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the coldest days of winter”.
How do you pronounce 数九寒天?
数九寒天 is pronounced shǔ jiǔ hán tiān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 数九寒天 literally mean?
Literally, 数九寒天 means “Counting Nines Cold Days”. It is used to mean “the coldest days of winter”.
What is the Chinese definition of 数九寒天?
数九：从冬至起，每九天为一“九”，三九、四九最寒冷。最寒冷的那些日子