铺天盖地 — “Overwhelmingly vast and widespread”
铺天盖地 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Overwhelmingly vast and widespread”. To be ubiquitous or all-encompassing, often describing a powerful and rapid appearance or presence. Literally, “Spreading over the sky and covering the earth”.
铺天盖地 Pronunciation and Pinyin
铺天盖地 Character Breakdown
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- pū铺zhāng张yáng扬lì厉lavishly display and vigorously promote
- pū铺zhāng张làng浪fèi费extravagant and wasteful
- pū铺méi眉shàn苫yǎn眼feign distress or helplessness
- pū铺méi眉méng蒙yǎn眼put on an act
- pū铺xiōng胸nà纳dì地prostrate oneself fully with chest to ground
- pù铺móu谋dìng定jì计devise a plan and make a strategy
- pù铺móu谋shè设jì计meticulously plan and devise a scheme
- pù铺cǎi采chī摛wén文display literary talent
- pū铺jǐn锦liè列xiù绣Ornate and flowery writing
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What does 铺天盖地 mean?
铺天盖地 (pū tiān gài dì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Overwhelmingly vast and widespread”.
How do you pronounce 铺天盖地?
铺天盖地 is pronounced pū tiān gài dì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 铺天盖地 literally mean?
Literally, 铺天盖地 means “Spreading over the sky and covering the earth”. It is used to mean “Overwhelmingly vast and widespread”.
What is the Chinese definition of 铺天盖地?
一下子到处都是。形容来势很猛。