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光天化日 — “In broad daylight”

光天化日 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in broad daylight”. Openly and publicly; in a place where things are clearly visible to all. Literally, “Bright sky and benign sun”.

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光天化日 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 光guāng
  • 天tiān
  • 化huà
  • 日rì

光天化日 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
光
guāng6light, honor, bare, smooth, gone
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature
化
huà4change, transform, convert
日
rì4sun, day, Japan

Example Sentence with 光天化日

盗贼竟敢在光天化日之下抢劫,真是胆大妄为!
The thief actually dared to rob in broad daylight, what impudence!

Idioms Related to 光天化日

Synonyms of 光天化日

  • zhòng众mù目zhāo昭zhāng彰plain to see for all
  • zhòng众mù目kuí睽kuí睽under the watchful eyes of all
  • dà大tíng庭guǎng广zhòng众in public

Antonyms of 光天化日

  • àn暗wú无tiān天rì日utter darkness and oppression

More idioms starting with 光

  • guāng光qián前qǐ启hòu后honor ancestors and inspire descendants
  • guāng光qián前jué绝hòu后unparalleled achievements surpassing all generations
  • guāng光qián前yào耀hòu后bring honor to ancestors and benefit descendants
  • guāng光qián前yù裕hòu后glorify ancestors and benefit descendants
  • guāng光huá华duó夺mù目dazzlingly brilliant
  • guāng光kě可jiàn鉴rén人lustrous enough to reflect a person
  • guāng光fù复jiù旧jīng京recover the old capital
  • guāng光fù复jiù旧wù物recover former possessions
  • guāng光zōng宗yào耀zǔ祖bring honor and glory to ancestors
  • guāng光cǎi彩duó夺mù目Dazzlingly brilliant
  • guāng光cǎi彩shè射rén人Dazzlingly splendid
  • guāng光cǎi彩shè射mù目dazzlingly brilliant and colorful

Questions about 光天化日

What does 光天化日 mean?
光天化日 (guāng tiān huà rì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in broad daylight”.
How do you pronounce 光天化日?
光天化日 is pronounced guāng tiān huà rì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 光天化日 literally mean?
Literally, 光天化日 means “Bright sky and benign sun”. It is used to mean “in broad daylight”.
What is the Chinese definition of 光天化日?
光天:最大的天,大白天;化日:生长万物的太阳。原形容太平盛世。后比喻大家看得非常清楚的场合。
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