日臻

Chinese

		day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)	to reach; utmost
trad. (日臻)		日	臻
simp. #(日臻)		日	臻

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rìzhēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄖˋ ㄓㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat⁶ zeon¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rìzhēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄖˋ ㄓㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rìhjhen
    • Wade–Giles: jih⁴-chên¹
    • Yale: r̀-jēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ryhjen
    • Palladius: жичжэнь (žičžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat⁶ zeon¹
    • Yale: yaht jēun
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁹ dzoen¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed⁶ zên¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚² t͡sɵn⁵⁵/

Adverb

日臻

1. (now chiefly positively) day by day

   • 王曰：“嗚呼！疾大漸，惟幾；病日臻，既彌留，恐不獲誓言嗣……” [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     王曰：“呜呼！疾大渐，惟几；病日臻，既弥留，恐不获誓言嗣……” [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Documents, circa 4^th – 3^rd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Wáng yuē: “Wūhū! Jí dàjiàn, wéi jǐ; bìng rìzhēn, jì míliú, kǒng bùhuò shìyán sì......” [Pinyin]

     King Cheng of Zhou said, ‘Oh! my illness has greatly increased, and it will soon be over with me. The malady comes on daily with more violence, and maintains its hold. I am afraid I may not find (another opportunity) to declare my wishes about my successor...’

Synonyms

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• 一天一天地 (yī tiān yī tiān de)
• 一天比一天 (yī tiān bǐ yī tiān)
• 日漸 / 日渐 (rìjiàn)
• 日益 (rìyì)
• 日見 / 日见 (rìjiàn)
• 日趨 / 日趋 (rìqū)