the sun is three poles high

the sun is three poles high

The Chinese idiom, R ì ch ū s ā ng ā n, means that the sun has risen as high as three bamboo poles from the ground, about eight or nine o'clock in the afternoon. It describes that the day is already bright and it is late. It also describes that people get up too late. It comes from the book of the Southern Qi Dynasty, astronomical records.

The origin of Idioms

"In November of the fifth year of Yongming, Dinghai, the sun rises three poles high, red and yellow in color, halo, rainbow and straight back."

Idiom usage

It's getting late. The sun rises, the spring fog disappears, and the tourists from Jiangtou stay in Landu. (4) Zhu Zhi Ci by Liu Yuxi in Tang Dynasty