一手遮天

Chinese

		single-handedly; all by oneself; all alone single-handedly; all by oneself; all alone; proficiency; skill	to block out the sky
trad. (一手遮天)		一手	遮天
simp. ^#(一手遮天)		一手	遮天
Literally: “to block out the sky with one hand (and pretend that it is not there)”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīshǒuzhētiān

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄜㄊㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ sau² ze¹ tin¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīshǒuzhētiān [Phonetic: yìshǒuzhētiān]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄜㄊㄧㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yishǒujhetian
  - Wade–Giles: i¹-shou³-chê¹-tʻien¹
  - Yale: yī-shǒu-jē-tyān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ishooujetian
  - Palladius: ишоучжэтянь (išoučžɛtjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ sau² ze¹ tin¹
  - Yale: yāt sáu jē tīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ sau² dze¹ tin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ seo² zé¹ tin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sɛː⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

一手遮天

to hide the truth (from the public or masses)

Synonyms

隻手遮天／只手遮天 (zhīshǒuzhētiān)

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