拨云见日 (bō yún jiàn rì) — (idiom) to clear away clouds and see the sun — metaphor for removing obstacles to reveal truth or hope; (idiom) to restore justice after a period of darkness or confusion
Definition
A literary idiom meaning clouds part and the sun appears — used for a sudden breakthrough that reveals truth, clears up a mystery, or restores justice after confusion.
idiom
to clear away clouds and see the sun — metaphor for removing obstacles to reveal truth or hopeto restore justice after a period of darkness or confusion
Examples
- ，拨云见日，。Jīng guò duō nián de diào chá, zhēn xiàng zhōng yú bō yún jiàn rì, yuān àn dé yǐ zhāo xuě.After years of investigation, the truth finally emerged like the sun breaking through clouds, and the wrongful conviction was overturned.
- ，拨云见日，。Tā zhǐ yào jiān chí nǔ lì, xiāng xìn zhōng yǒu yì tiān huì bō yún jiàn rì, yíng lái guāng míng de wèi lái.As long as he keeps working hard, he believes that one day the clouds will part and he will welcome a bright future.
- 拨云见日，。Zhè piān bào dào yóu rú bō yún jiàn rì, ràng gōng zhòng kàn dào le shì jiàn bèi hòu de zhēn xiàng.This news report was like parting clouds to see the sun, allowing the public to see the truth behind the incident.
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