Definition
天日 is a literary compound meaning 'the sky and the sun' — it refers to daylight or the light of day. It appears in the idiom 重见天日 (chóng jiàn tiān rì, 'to see the light of day again'), which means to be freed from oppression or to finally emerge from a dark situation. The word is formal and not used in everyday conversation.
n.
(literary) the sky and the sundaylight(figurative) light of day (as in freedom or justice)
Examples
- ，。Jīngguò duō nián de nǔlì, tā zhōngyú chóng jiàn tiān rì.After years of effort, he finally saw the light of day again.
- ，。Zài zhè piàn huāngwú zhī dì, lián tiān rì dōu xiǎnde géwài zhēnguì.In this barren land, even the daylight seems especially precious.
- 天日。Gǔrén rènwéi tiān rì shì zhèngyì de xiàngzhēng.The ancients believed that the sky and sun were symbols of justice.
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