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百尺竿頭,更進一步 (baak3 cek3 gon1 tau4 , gang3 zeon3 jat1 bou6) — Go further; to make further progress in Cantonese

baak˗₃百cek˗₃尺gonˉ¹竿tauˎ₄頭,,更gang˗₃進zeon˗₃一jatˉ¹步
简 百尺竿头,更进一步
Mandarin Pinyin: bai3 chi3 gan1 tou2 , geng4 jin4 yi1 bu4

Meaning of 百尺竿頭,更進一步

nounGo further; to make further progress
idiomReach the top of a hundred-foot pole, then take another step; achieve further progress.

Characters in 百尺竿頭,更進一步

百baak3
hundred
尺cek3
a traditional unit of length (equal to 1/3 metre)
竿gon1
number (for bamboos)
頭tau4
head; hair; hairstyle
更gang1
a watch period (one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided starting at 7pm)
進zeon3
advance; move forward; go ahead | [antonym] 退
一jat1
one; a; an; the
步bou6
a Chinese family name

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