骄阳似火

jiāo yáng sì huǒ

a blazing summer sun

Character by character

骄jiāo
fierce

阳yáng
sun

似sì
like

火huǒ
fire

七月骄阳似火，大家都躲在空调房里。

The July sun is scorching, so everyone hides in the air conditioning.

Tone: neutral.

似 is sì. Paired in essays with 烈日炎炎.

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