Definition

Noun: - Broad daylight; full day: Refers to the bright, clear light of daytime, often emphasizing a time when activities are fully visible. It conveys the idea of something happening openly, without concealment, during the day.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tên trộm dám hành động giữa thanh thiên bạch nhật. (The thief dared to act in broad daylight.)
  • Sự kiện diễn ra ngay giữa bạch nhật, ai cũng có thể nhìn thấy. (The event happened right in the middle of broad daylight, anyone could see it.)

Advanced Usage

• "Giữa thanh thiên bạch nhật": A common four-word idiom meaning "in broad daylight" or "in the open light of day," used to emphasize that an action is brazenly public and unconcealed.
  • Hắn lừa đảo công khai giữa thanh thiên bạch nhật. (He committed fraud openly in broad daylight.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ban ngày (noun): Daytime. A more common, general term for the time between sunrise and sunset.
  • Công việc này chỉ làm được vào ban ngày. (This work can only be done during the daytime.)

Synonyms

• Ban ngày: Daytime.
• Giữa trưa: Noon, midday (specifies a time of day).

Related Idioms

• Giữa thanh thiên bạch nhật: In broad daylight. This is the primary and most frequent collocation for the word bạch nhật.

noun

1. Broad daylight