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如日中天

Cantonese · source Jyutpingjyu4 jat6 zung1 tin1

adj; like the sun at high noon; to be very influential; at the most prosperous or powerful stage

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jyu44 · low fallingjat66 · low levelchecked · -tzung11 · high leveltin11 · high level

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Same syllable, six tones

jyu于jyu1in 伛jyu2hunchbacked 酗jyu3to become drunk and violent 鱼jyu4fish 语jyu5dialect 预jyu6to take part in

jat一jat1onejat2—jat3—jat4—jat5—日jat6sun

zung中zung1within 种zung2seed 众zung3manyzung4—zung5—仲zung6second month of a season

tin天tin1day 腆tin2make strong 瑱tin3田tin4field 殄tin5tin6—

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如日中天

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CC-CEDICT, the Mandarin–English dictionary, lists the same written form:

如日中天 rú rì zhōng tiān CC-CEDICT · Mandarinlit. like the sun at noon (idiom); fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career etc

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: ru2 ri4 zhong1 tian1. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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