- 白日梦 báirìmèng daydreama daydream or fantasy; unrealistic imaginings or an impossible wishful thought
- 白日做梦 báirìzuòmèng to daydreamto daydream; to indulge in wishful thinking or have unrealistic fantasies about things that are impossible to achieve
- 青天白日 qīngtiānbáirì in broad daylightin the middle of the day; specifically used to emphasize that something happened in plain sight
- 白日见鬼 báirìjiànguǐ to see ghosts in broad daylightSomething completely impossible or absurd; also describes something bizarre or strange happening that is impossible to believe.
- 大天白日 dàtiānbáirì broad daylightIn broad daylight; during the daytime (often used for emphasis when someone is doing something unexpected or improper during the day)
- 白日鬼 báirìguǐ swindler(dialect) a swindler, cheater, or trickster
- 白日撞 báirìzhuàng daytime burglar(dialect) a petty thief or burglar who operates during the day
- 黑家白日 hēijiabáirì all day and all night(colloquial) all day and all night; all the time without stopping