This entry explains the Chinese colloquial idiom 白日见鬼(bái rì jiàn guǐ). It describes absurd, unbelievable happenings, covering its origin‑shifted meaning, lesson and English counterparts.
Sun Zichu, a celebrated man of letters of Guangxi, had a sixth finger growing on one of his hands. He was unrealistic by nature, halting in speech and inclined to accept the deceitful words of others at face value.