大白 () — to become clear; to come out into the open; whitewash; whiting (plaster)

Definition

Two distinct senses: 真相大白 means the truth comes out / is revealed. 大白 as a noun refers to whiting, a white paste used to paint walls.

idiom
to become clearto come out into the openwhitewashwhiting (plaster)

Examples

  • 大白
    Jīng guò diào chá, zhēn xiàng zhōng yú dà le.
    After investigation, the truth finally came out.
  • 大白
    Gōng rén men yòng dà lái fěn shuā qiáng bì.
    The workers use whitewash to paint the walls.
  • 大白
    Zài fǎ tíng shàng, tā de huǎng yán dà yú tiān xià.
    In court, his lies were exposed to the world.

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