隻手遮天

Chinese

 
cover up (a shortcoming); screen off; to hide
cover up (a shortcoming); screen off; to hide; to conceal
day; sky; heaven
trad. (隻手遮天) 隻手
simp. (只手遮天) 只手
Literally: “to block out the sky with one hand (and pretend that it is not there)”.

Pronunciation


Idiom

隻手遮天

  1. to hide the truth (from the public or masses)

Synonyms

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