见光死
Traditional form:
見光死
Pinyin (reading):
jiànguāngsǐ
Definitions:
- (lit.) to wither in the light of day
- (fig.) the bubble bursts as the reality becomes apparent (esp. of a much-anticipated first meeting with sb)
- (of stocks) just as the favorable news is officially published, the stock price falls
Characters:
- 见 - to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- 光 - light; bright, brilliant; only, merely
- 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible
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