blazing sun; scorching sun; hot day
Literary or somewhat formal word for intense, harsh sunlight or a very hot day. Often used in written descriptions.
He kept walking under the blazing midsummer sun.
Working under the scorching sun is dangerous.
harshness; severity; strictness
Compound of 烈 (intense, violent) and 日 (sun, day). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of intense sunlight.