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光天化日

Cantonese · source Jyutpinggwong1 tin1 faa3 jat6

(noun phrase) Day time (it implies that it has people around)

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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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Reading & tones

gwong11 · high leveltin11 · high levelfaa33 · mid leveljat66 · low levelchecked · -t

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Same syllable, six tones

gwong光gwong1light 广gwong2wide 桄gwong3a woven wood and bamboo utensilgwong4—gwong5—gwong6—

tin天tin1day 腆tin2make strong 瑱tin3田tin4field 殄tin5tin6—

faa花faa1flowerfaa2—化faa3to make intofaa4—faa5—faa6—

jat一jat1onejat2—jat3—jat4—jat5—日jat6sun

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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Written characters

光天化日

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CC-CEDICT, the Mandarin–English dictionary, lists the same written form:

光天化日 guāng tiān huà rì CC-CEDICT · Mandarinthe full light of day (idiom); fig. peace and prosperity; in broad daylight

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: guang1tian1hua4ri4. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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