Chinese

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moist; wet
heat; to heat up; fervent
heat; to heat up; fervent; hot (of weather); warm up
 
trad. (濕熱/溼熱) /
simp. (湿热) 湿

Pronunciation

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Noun

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濕熱

  1. (traditional Chinese medicine) damp-heat: symptoms of viral, bacterial or yeast infections, especially in the urinary tract, bowels, gallbladder, vaginal area and liver
  2. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) a kind of summer disease of children caused by eating lychees or other fruits (with symptoms such as high fever and lack of appetite)

Adjective

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濕熱

  1. hot and humid