日上三竿 (jat6 soeng5 saam1 gon1) — late in the morning in Cantonese
jatˍ₆日soengˏ₅上saamˉ¹三gonˉ¹竿Mandarin Pinyin: ri4 shang4 san1 gan1
Meaning of 日上三竿
nounlate in the morning
nounthe sun is already high in the sky, sarcastically hinting it is not early any more