Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「光天化日」.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「光天化日」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Guangtian: the biggest sky, broad daylight; Huari: the sun that gives birth to all things. Originally used to describe a peaceful and prosperous time. Later it is used to describe a situation where everyone can see very clearly.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
guāng tiān huà rì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gwong1 tin1 fa3 yat6
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
