qīng
tiān
bái

idiom
common

Meaning of 青天白日

青天白日 means bright, clear day; broad daylight (often with emphasis on the audacity of an act). Pronounced qīng tiān bái rì.

  • bright, clear day; broad daylight (often with emphasis on the audacity of an act)

Definitions & Examples

Qīng
tiān
bái
de
 
jìng
gǎn
lán
qiǎng
jié
 

In broad daylight, they actually dared to commit highway robbery!

Qīng
tiān
bái
de
 
jiù
zài
bàn
gōng
shì
shuì
jiào
 

In broad daylight, he's sleeping right there in the office.

Qīng
tiān
bái
zhī
xià
shēng
zhè
zhǒng
shì
 
zhēn
shì
tiān
 

For this to happen in broad daylight shows a complete disregard for law and order.

Zhè
shì
bàn
 
zhè
shì
qīng
tiān
bái
 

This isn't the dead of night, this is broad daylight!