在众目睽睽之下
“In broad daylight,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
富家公子
“under influence of the spell.”
在众目睽睽之下
“In broad daylight,”
自己抹了脖子
“he slit his own throat.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional Chinese narrators frequently employ four-character idioms like '众目睽睽' to quickly build dramatic tension and set an atmospheric scene.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in full view of everyone / under the watchful eyes of the crowd
A vivid four-character idiom (chengyu) used to highlight that an astonishing or illicit act happened openly in front of many witnesses.