数九寒天 shǔ jiǔ hán tiān — the depth of winter; the coldest days of the 'nine periods'

数九寒天
shǔ jiǔ hán tiān

Characters: 数 · 九 · 寒 · 天

Definitions

  1. the depth of winter; the coldest days of the 'nine periods'

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year

ExtDict

  1. 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。

Examples

  • 数九寒天，工人仍坚持室外作业。

    Even in the depth of winter, the workers kept working outdoors.

  • 数九寒天里，屋里却烧得暖洋洋。

    Out in the coldest winter days, indoors it was warm as toast.