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巔峰

简巅峰 · 繁巔峰

Mandarin · pinyin diān fēng

summit
apex
pinnacle (of one's career etc)
peak (of a civilization etc)

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峰: fēng · peak, summit; hump of camel
巅: diān · summit of mountain, mountain top

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1–1 · dian1 feng1

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din1 fung1

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noun

mountain peak; summit
(figuratively) high point; zenith; pinnacle

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