遮天蔽日(zhē tiān bì rì)

4 characters

lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom)

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Word information

Pinyin
zhē tiān bì rì
Meaning
lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering
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Characters
4
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