遮天蔽日

zhē tiān bì rì

Dictionary entry

lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering

What does 遮天蔽日 mean?

遮天蔽日 (zhē tiān bì rì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering

2omnipresent

3of universal importance

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遮zhēto cover up (a shortcoming) · to screen off 天tiānday · sky 蔽bìto cover · to shield 日rì(bound form) sun · day

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遮天蔽日

zhē tiān bì rì

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