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如日中天
Mandarin · pinyin rú rì zhōng tiān
Meanings
- lit. like the sun at noon (idiom)
- fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career etc
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2–4–1–1 · ru2 ri4 zhong1 tian1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
jyu4 jat6 zung1 tin1
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- (simile) at the height of prosperity or power; at its zenith
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