一手遮天

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	hand; convenient; ‑er	cover up (a shortcoming); screen off; to hide cover up (a shortcoming); screen off; to hide; to conceal	day; sky; heaven
simp. and trad. (一手遮天)		一	手	遮	天

Etymology

Literally: to block out the sky with one hand (and pretend that it is not there)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīshǒu zhē tiān

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīshǒu zhē tiān [Phonetic: yìshǒu zhē tiān]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄜㄊㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ishoou je tian
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ sau² ze¹ tin¹
  - Yale: yāt sáu jē tīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ sau² dze¹ tin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ seo² zé¹ tin¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sɛː⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

一手遮天

to hide the truth (from the public or masses)

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