伏天的温度计，只见涨，不见落伏天的溫度計，只見漲，不見落伏天的温度計，只見漲，不見落

a thermometer in the dog days: only seen rising, never seen falling

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Describes something that keeps moving in one direction, such as prices, tension or enthusiasm, with no sign of reversing. Neutral, often humorous.

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Simplified: 伏天的温度计，只见涨，不见落
Traditional (Taiwan): 伏天的溫度計，只見漲，不見落
Traditional (Hong Kong): 伏天的温度計，只見漲，不見落
Pinyin: fútiān de wēndùjì, zhǐjiàn zhǎng, bújiàn lào
Pinyin (Taiwan): fútiān de wēndùjì, zhǐjiàn zhǎng, bújiàn luò
Bopomofo: ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ˙ㄉㄜㄨㄣㄉㄨˋ ㄐㄧˋ，ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄤˇ，ㄅㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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