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重见天日

chóng jiàn tiān rìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to see the light again (idiom) / delivered from oppression
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

重見天日 重见天日 [chong2 jian4 tian1 ri4] /to see the light again (idiom); delivered from oppression/

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Other forms in these source records: 重見天日

  • 重
    chóng

    to repeat / repetition / again / re- / classifier: layer

    zhòng

    heavy / serious / to attach importance to

  • 见
    jiàn

    to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view

    xiàn

    to appear / also written 現|现[xiàn]

  • 天
    tiān

    day / sky / heaven

  • 日
    rì

    (bound form) sun / day / day of the month / (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本[Rì běn]) / (vulgar) to fuck / to have sex with

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.