Simplified Chinese秋老虎
Hanyu PinyinQiūlǎohǔ
Wade-Gilesch'iu¹ lao³ hu³
DefinitionChinese folk term for an unexpected period of sweltering heat in late summer or early autumn
See alsoIndian summer
бабье лето (grandmother's summer)
Saint Martin's summer
Literal translationAutumn tiger