見光死 jiàn guāng sǐ

(lit.) to wither in the light of day

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (lit.) to wither in the light of day
  2. 2. (fig.) the bubble bursts as the reality becomes apparent (esp. of a much-anticipated first meeting with sb)
  3. 3. (of stocks) just as the favorable news is officially published, the stock price falls

Characters

Character Meaning
見 jiàn
to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
光 guāng HSK 4
light; bright; only
死 sǐ HSK 4
to die; extremely; inflexible