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lit. like the sun at noon (idiom) · fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career etc

如日中天
rú rì zhōng tiān
r+ú·2nd toner+ì·4th tonezh+ōng·1st tonet+iān·1st tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding · still growing strong · on the up方兴未艾fāng xīng wèi àiprosperous; booming繁荣fán róng
Antonyms
in one's later days · "the sun is setting beyond (or behind) the western hills" - declining rapidly; nearing one's end · decline like the setting sun · in the evening of life · (like) the falling sun日薄西山rì bó xī shān
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