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天花板

tiān huā bǎn

Ceiling — the absolute peak or highest level of something. Used as a superlative.

Origin & Background

Borrowed from "glass ceiling" concept but used positively to mean "the very best" in Chinese internet slang.

Examples

This is the 天花板 of hotpot restaurants.

颜值天花板。(The ceiling of attractiveness — the most attractive person.)

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