din1 fung1巔峰巅峰
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Yaledīn fūng
Definition
The summit of a mountain, or the peak of one's career or performance.
- the peak or summit of a mountain
- figurativethe peak, apex, or height of a person's career or state of an event
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How it's used
While often used to describe physical mountains in formal writing, in spoken Cantonese it is almost exclusively used metaphorically for career, performance, or popularity. It carries a sense of achievement that is difficult to maintain, implying that what goes up must eventually come down. It is frequently paired with 處於 to describe someone currently occupying that high status.
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Who do you think represents the pinnacle of pop music?
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 高峰. While they are synonyms, 高峰 is more versatile and can describe traffic or periods of high activity, whereas 巔峰 carries a stronger connotation of the absolute highest point of success or quality.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
