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Here, we present the idiom 「白天見鬼」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
A metaphor for something that is false, absurd and impossible to happen. Same as “seeing ghosts in broad daylight”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bái tiān jiàn guǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
baak6 tin1 gin3 gwai2
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