How to Talk About a Heatwave in Chinese Without Just Saying ‘很热’ (hěn rè)

热到融化 (Rè dào róng huà) – So hot I’m melting

晒成狗 (Shài chéng gǒu) – Sunburnt like a dog

闷得像蒸笼 (Mēn de xiàng zhēng lóng) – Muggy like a steamer basket

出门靠勇气 (Chū mén kào yǒng qì) – Leaving home takes courage

得冒烟 (Rè de mào yān) – So hot it’s smoking

与太阳肩并肩 (Yǔ tài yáng jiān bìng jiān) – Standing side by side with the sun

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