大白天 (dà) — broad daylight; daytime
Definition
Literally 'big white day' — emphasizes the middle of the day, when everything is visible and exposed. Usually appears in contexts like 大白天 + Verb (stealing, saying something) to highlight how brazen the action is.
noun
broad daylightdaytime
Examples
- 大白天，。Tā jū rán zài dà tōu dōng xi, dǎn zi tài dà le.He actually stole things in broad daylight, so bold.
- 大白天。dà De jiē shàng yí gè rén yě méi yǒu.In broad daylight, there wasn't a single person on the street.
- 大白天，？Nǐ dà shuō zhè zhǒng huà, bú pà bèi rén tīng jiàn ma?You say such things in broad daylight, aren't you afraid of being heard?
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