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wui4 naam4 tin1huí nán tiān

English

  1. weather phenomenon characterized by condensation of warm moist air on cool surfaces during the transition from winter to spring in Southern China
  2. when weather turns warm and humid due to southerly airstream, affecting the southern provinces of China during Spring
  3. 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, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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