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中zung3伏fuk6

zung3 fuk6zhōng fúzhòng fú

English

  1. the second of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[san1 fu2]), which begins in late July and lasts either 10 or 20 days, depending on the Chinese calendar in that year
  2. to be ambushed
  3. to be disarmed in ambush
  4. to fall into a metaphorical trap

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 遇到埋伏
  2. 誤踩陷阱,被人整蠱

Examples

  • 一支叛軍受騙中咗伏。

    A rebel force was beguiled into ambush ----

  • 我今日去咗你推薦嗰間餐廳,估唔到咁難食,真係中晒伏。

    Today I went to a restaurant under your recommendation, the food was exceptionally bad, you got me good this time.

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

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