zhē​tiān​gài​dì

to blot out the sky and earth

  • created sense approved 遮天盖地/遮天蓋地 · zhē​tiān​gài​dì · to blot out the sky and earth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    遮天盖地 / 遮天蓋地

    zhē​tiān​gài​dì

    to blot out the sky and earth

    describing something that covers the whole sky and ground, such as dust, clouds, or snow

    遮 (literal) → 遮 · zhē · to cover 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky 盖 (literal) → 盖/蓋 · gài · to cover 地 (literal) → 地 · dì · earth

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 遮天盖地/遮天蓋地 · zhē​tiān​gài​dì · overwhelming — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    遮天盖地 / 遮天蓋地

    zhē​tiān​gài​dì

    overwhelming

    describing a powerful force or something occurring in massive numbers

    遮 (literal) → 遮 · zhē · to cover 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky 盖 (literal) → 盖/蓋 · gài · to cover 地 (literal) → 地 · dì · earth

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense