broad daylight

broad daylight

Daybreak, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d à Ti à Nb á IR ì, which means day and emphasizes contrast with darkness at night. From a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty.

Idiom usage

He did something wrong in broad daylight.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: blue sky and white day antonym: Midnight

The origin of Idioms

Chapter 12 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty: "it's not convenient for you to be here in the daytime when people come and go."

Idiom explanation

day. Emphasis on contrast with the darkness of the evening.