pik1 syu2辟暑
Jyutpingpik1 syu2
Yalepīk syú
Definition
To beat the heat; to avoid the summer heat or prevent sunstroke.
colloquialweathertravel
How it's used
Refers specifically to the act of seeking relief from intense heat, often by traveling to higher altitudes or cooler environments. While it carries a slightly formal or literary tone, it is still understood and used in daily conversation when discussing summer plans or strategies for coping with high temperatures.
Examples
It's so hot lately, where's a good place to go to beat the heat?
Their whole family went to the Peak to escape the summer heat.
Related words
Common phrases
a popular summer resort
Common mistake
Avoid confusing this with 避暑, which is the standard written form for escaping the heat. 辟暑 is a common variant, but 避暑 is more widely accepted in formal writing.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
