光天化日
guāng tiān huà rì
Pinyin

Definition

光天化日
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guāng tiān huà rì
  1. the full light of day (idiom)
  2. fig. peace and prosperity
  3. in broad daylight

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

今天
jīn tiān
  1. 1 today
  2. 2 at the present
  3. 3 now
今日
jīn rì
  1. 1 today
天
tiān
  1. 1 day
  2. 2 sky
  3. 3 heaven
天下
tiān xià
  1. 1 land under heaven
  2. 2 the whole world
  3. 3 the whole of China
  4. 4 realm
  5. 5 rule
天天
tiān tiān
  1. 1 every day

Idioms (20)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一个天南，一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
  1. 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
一日三秋
yī rì sān qiū
  1. 1 a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)

Sample Sentences

天啊，一条裙子要五百块？你想光天化日之下抢钱啊。
tiānā ，yī tiáo qúnzi yào wǔbǎi kuài ？nǐ xiǎng guāngtiānhuàrì zhīxià qiāngqián ā 。
My Gosh, 500 for a skirt? You're trying to rob me in a broad daylight.
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