殷天蔽日 — “Reddening the sky and obscuring the sun”
殷天蔽日 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes an overwhelming spectacle or a magnificent, vast procession, so immense it appears to redden the sky and block out the sun; signifying immense scale or numerousness”. Literally, “Reddening the sky and obscuring the sun”.
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What does 殷天蔽日 mean?
殷天蔽日 (yīn tiān bì rì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes an overwhelming spectacle or a magnificent, vast procession, so immense it appears to redden the sky and block out the sun; signifying immense scale or numerousness”.
How do you pronounce 殷天蔽日?
殷天蔽日 is pronounced yīn tiān bì rì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 殷天蔽日 literally mean?
Literally, 殷天蔽日 means “Reddening the sky and obscuring the sun”. It is used to mean “describes an overwhelming spectacle or a magnificent, vast procession, so immense it appears to redden the sky and block out the sun; signifying immense scale or numerousness”.
What is the Chinese definition of 殷天蔽日?
染红了天，遮住了太阳。形容仪从之盛。