日上三竿

Chinese

 
day; sun; date
day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
 
up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
three pole
trad. (日上三竿) 竿
simp. #(日上三竿) 竿
alternative forms 日曬三杆
日高三丈
日出三竿
三竿日上
Literally: “when the sun has already risen to as high as three poles stacked up”.

Pronunciation


Idiom

日上三竿

  1. late in the day

Synonyms

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