遮地盖天 — “Describes something vast in scale or number”
遮地盖天 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes something vast in scale or number”. Such as strong winds and sand, heavy rain and snow, or an immense crowd/army, to the extent that it seems to cover the entire sky and ground. Literally, “cover ground, cover sky”.
遮地盖天 Pronunciation and Pinyin
遮地盖天 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rì日immense in size or scale
- zhē遮tiān天bì蔽rì日overshadowing sky and obscuring sun
- zhē遮yǎn掩ěr耳mù目deceive people
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What does 遮地盖天 mean?
遮地盖天 (zhē dì gài tiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes something vast in scale or number”.
How do you pronounce 遮地盖天?
遮地盖天 is pronounced zhē dì gài tiān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 遮地盖天 literally mean?
Literally, 遮地盖天 means “cover ground, cover sky”. It is used to mean “describes something vast in scale or number”.
What is the Chinese definition of 遮地盖天?
形容风沙、雨雪大或人马等极多。同“遮天盖地”。