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the sun is three poles high; it's late in the morning (usually referring to getting up late)

rì shàng sān gān

日 上 三 竿

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slthe sun is three poles high; it's late in the morning (usually referring to getting up late)
- yǐ jīng rì shàng sān gān
  已经日上三竿。
  The sun is already high in the sky.
- tā yòu xiē le yī xiē zhí dào rì shàng sān gān tā yòu wǎng hé li zòng shēn yī tiào
  他又歇了一歇，直到日上三竿，他又往河里纵身一跳。
  He rested again until the sun was well up and then he plunged into the stream.
synonym
rì gāo sān zhàng日高三丈
antonym
bàn yè sān gēng半夜三更

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