遮天蔽日 — “Cover sky block sun”
遮天蔽日 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Overshadowing the sky and obscuring the sun. Used to describe something extremely vast in size, numerous in quantity, or possessing an overwhelming momentum/presence”. Literally, “cover sky block sun”.
遮天蔽日 Pronunciation and Pinyin
遮天蔽日 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 遮
- zhē遮sān三mán瞒sì四to cover up in various ways
- zhē遮rén人yǎn眼mù目deceive or mislead people
- zhē遮rén人ěr耳mù目pull the wool over someone's eyes
- zhē遮qián前yǎn掩hòu后speak evasively
- zhē遮dì地màn漫tiān天vast in scale, covering ground and sky
- zhē遮dì地gài盖tiān天vast in scale or number
- zhē遮tiān天yā压dì地overwhelmingly numerous or immense
- zhē遮tiān天yìng映rì日immense in size, quantity, or grandeur
- zhē遮tiān天gài盖dì地cover the sky and earth
- zhē遮tiān天gài盖rì日immense in size or scale
- zhē遮tiān天mí迷dì地vast, overwhelming scale
- zhē遮yǎn掩ěr耳mù目deceive people
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What does 遮天蔽日 mean?
遮天蔽日 (zhē tiān bì rì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Overshadowing the sky and obscuring the sun. Used to describe something extremely vast in size, numerous in quantity, or possessing an overwhelming momentum/presence”.
How do you pronounce 遮天蔽日?
遮天蔽日 is pronounced zhē tiān bì rì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 遮天蔽日 literally mean?
Literally, 遮天蔽日 means “cover sky block sun”. It is used to mean “Overshadowing the sky and obscuring the sun. Used to describe something extremely vast in size, numerous in quantity, or possessing an overwhelming momentum/presence”.
What is the Chinese definition of 遮天蔽日?
遮蔽天空和太阳。形容事物体积庞大、数量众多或气势盛大。