jat6 soeng5 saam1 gon1日上三竿
Jyutpingjat6 soeng5 saam1 gon1
Yaleyaht séuhng sāam gōn
Definition
Late in the morning; a state where the sun is already high up in the sky.
colloquialtimedaily actions
How it's used
This idiom describes the sun being high in the sky, implying that it is quite late in the morning or approaching noon. It is almost exclusively used to tease or complain about someone who is lazy or has overslept. Using it to describe the actual position of the sun in a neutral or scientific way would sound very strange and overly dramatic.
Examples
He always sleeps until high noon before he is willing to get up.
It is already high noon, have you still not had lunch?
Related words
Common phrases
to sleep until high noon
Common mistake
Learners often use this to describe the time of day generally, but it carries a strong connotation of laziness or wasted time. Avoid using it in professional settings or when describing a productive morning.
Grammar color guide
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- In 30 secondsThe whole language at a glance. No tenses, no plurals, six tones, sentence particles. Read this before you dive into any specific topic.
- ParticlesSentence particles add tone, emotion, and nuance. Learn the most common particles in Cantonese and how to use them.
- Possession (嘅)How to say my, your, and his, and how to link a describing word to a noun, all with the little word 嘅 (ge3).
