铺天盖地 in English pu1 tian1 gai4 di4 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

铺 天 盖 地

Traditional Characters

鋪 天 蓋 地

Pinyin

pu1 tian1 gai4 di4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

铺pu4variant of 鋪|铺[pu4] 天tian1day 盖gai4surname Ge 地di4-ly