遮天蔽日 in English zhe1 tian1 bi4 ri4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiomatic expression); metaphorically earth-shattering
  • omnipresent
  • of universal importance

Simplified Characters

遮 天 蔽 日

Traditional Characters

遮 天 蔽 日

Pinyin

zhe1 tian1 bi4 ri4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

遮zhe1to cover up (a shortcoming) 天tian1day 蔽bi4to cover 日ri4abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan