late morning; sleep in
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
the sun is three bamboo poles high; late morning; to sleep in
literaryOriginally a literal description of late morning (around 9-10 AM), now often used to criticize or mock someone for sleeping in or waking up late. Can also be used humorously or neutrally to describe a leisurely morning.
Dōu都
rì日
shàng上
sān三
gān竿
le了
，
tā他
hái还
zài在
chuáng床
shàng上
shuì睡
lǎn懒
jiào觉
。
The sun is already high in the sky, but he's still in bed sleeping in.
Tā他
men们
zuó昨
tiān天
wán玩
de得
tài太
lèi累
，
jīn今
tiān天
yī一
zhí直
shuì睡
dào到
rì日
shàng上
sān三
gān竿
cái才
qǐ起
chuáng床
。
They played too hard yesterday and slept until late morning today before getting up.
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Suī虽
rán然
yǐ已
rì日
shàng上
sān三
gān竿
，
shān山
cūn村
lǐ里
yī依
rán然
lǒng笼
zhào罩
zhe着
bó薄
wù雾
。
Although the sun was already high, the mountain village was still shrouded in mist.