寒暑 (hon4 syu2) — A poetic way of saying a year. The two characters meaning 'cold' and 'hot' stand in place of two seasons of the year, winter 冬天 and summer 夏天. in Cantonese
honˎ₄寒syuˊ²暑Mandarin Pinyin: han2 shu3
Meaning of 寒暑
nounA poetic way of saying a year. The two characters meaning 'cold' and 'hot' stand in place of two seasons of the year, winter 冬天 and summer 夏天.