Definition

1. Noun:
   • Blue sky: The clear, unobstructed sky, typically perceived as having a light blue color on a fair day. It often symbolizes openness, clarity, or a state of being public and unconcealed.
   • Sky-blue color: A specific shade of light blue, resembling the color of a clear daytime sky.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trên cao là bầu trời thanh thiên. (Above is the expanse of the blue sky.)
  • Cô ấy thích màu thanh thiên. (She likes the sky-blue color.)
  • Hành động đó diễn ra giữa thanh thiên bạch nhật. (That action happened in broad daylight.)

Advanced Usage

• "thanh thiên bạch nhật": An idiomatic phrase meaning "in broad daylight" or "openly and publicly," used to emphasize that an event occurs openly, without any attempt to hide it.
  • Tên cướp dám hành động giữa thanh thiên bạch nhật. (The robber dared to act in broad daylight.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bầu trời (n): The sky, the heavens (a more general term for the sky).
• Trời xanh (n): Blue sky (a more colloquial synonym).

Synonyms

• Azure sky: A poetic term for a bright blue sky.
• Cerulean sky: A literary synonym emphasizing a deep, clear blue color.

Related Idioms

• Giữa thanh thiên bạch nhật: As mentioned above, this is the primary idiom, meaning "in the clear blue sky and the white sun," i.e., openly and publicly for all to see.
  • Sự thật phải được nói ra giữa thanh thiên bạch nhật. (The truth must be spoken openly and publicly.)

noun

1. blue sky