zhē​tiān​bì​rì

blotting out sun

Senses

遮天蔽日 zhē​tiān​bì​rì blotting out sun

idiom · literally hiding the sky and covering the sun, often used to describe dense forests, thick clouds, or massive swarms of something.

森林里的原始树木枝繁叶茂,遮天蔽日。

遮天蔽日 zhē​tiān​bì​rì overwhelming scale

idiom · figuratively describing something of immense magnitude, power, or universal importance that dominates its surroundings.

他的权势在当地遮天蔽日,没有人敢轻易得罪他。

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