青天白日

Mandarin · pinyin qīng tiān bái rì

Meanings

  1. (idiom) in broad daylight; in the middle of the day
  2. KMT emblem, a white sun on a blue background
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青
qīng · blue, green; young; Kangxi radical 174
天
tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
白
bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
日
rì · sun; day; daytime
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1–1–2–4 · qing1 tian1 bai2 ri4

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cing1 tin1 baak6 jat6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) broad daylight; daytime

name

  1. the emblem of the Republic of China or Kuomintang

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Exact source record青天白日 青天白日 [qing1 tian1 bai2 ri4] /(idiom) in broad daylight; in the middle of the day/KMT emblem, a white sun on a blue background/