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回wui4南naam4

wui4 naam4huí nán

English

  1. to warm up again (weather)
  2. continuous warm and wet weather between spring and summer in southern China; literally "return south"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一種華南嘅氣候現象;大概春天嘅時候,來自太平洋帶有大量水汽嘅南風吹向中國大陸,令天氣開始回暖同濕度大幅上升,甚至會出現傢私、地板、牆壁出水嘅情況

Examples

  • 今日回南,咩衫都唔乾。

    It is starting to "return south" today, it's so humid that washed clothes do not dry.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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