蒸蒸日上

Mandarin · pinyin zhēng zhēng rì shàng

Meanings

  1. becoming more prosperous with each passing day
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蒸
zhēng · steam; evaporate
日
rì · sun; day; daytime
上
shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
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1–1–4–4 · zheng1 zheng1 ri4 shang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zing1 zing1 jat6 soeng5

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zing1 zing1 jat6 soeng5

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to become more prosperous by the day; to make progress

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