一手遮天
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Chinese[edit]
to block out the sky | |||
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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[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄜ ㄊㄧㄢ
- 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom[edit]
一手遮天
- to hide the truth (from the public or masses)