白日见鬼 — “To see a ghost in broad daylight”
白日见鬼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to see a ghost in broad daylight”. Describes something utterly unbelievable, bizarre, or a baseless fabrication. Literally, “See a ghost in broad daylight”.
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白日见鬼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
白日见鬼 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 白日见鬼
他说自己一夜之间学会了飞行，这简直是白日见鬼！
He claimed to have learned to fly overnight; that's utterly unbelievable!
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Synonyms of 白日见鬼
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- bái白dīng丁sú俗kè客Unlettered commoners; boorish people
- bái白yún云qīn亲shè舍missing one's parents, like white clouds over home
- bái白yún云gū孤fēi飞Longing for parents while away from home
- bái白yún云cāng苍gǒu狗worldly affairs change unpredictably
- bái白yún云qīng青shě舍yearn for distant family or hometown
- bái白tù兔chì赤wū乌the moon and sun; passage of time
- bái白dāo刀zi子jìn进，，hóng红dāo刀zi子chū出fight to the death
- bái白huá华zhī之yuàn怨lament of a discarded woman
- bái白fà发dān丹xīn心loyal and true-hearted in old age
- bái白fà发xié偕lǎo老grow old together as a loving couple
- bái白fà发qiān千zhàng丈extreme grief or worry ages one rapidly
- bái白fà发pó婆suō娑flowing white hair
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What does 白日见鬼 mean?
白日见鬼 (bái rì jiàn guǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to see a ghost in broad daylight”.
How do you pronounce 白日见鬼?
白日见鬼 is pronounced bái rì jiàn guǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 白日见鬼 literally mean?
Literally, 白日见鬼 means “See a ghost in broad daylight”. It is used to mean “to see a ghost in broad daylight”.
What is the Chinese definition of 白日见鬼?
大白天看见鬼。指工部四曹无事可做，非常清闲。后泛指事情离奇古怪或无中生有。