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隻手遮天
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Chinese
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Idiom
1.2.1
Synonyms
Chinese
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single
hand
;
single
arm
;
single-handedly
single
hand
;
single
arm
;
single-handedly
;
unassistedly
to
block
out the sky
trad.
(
隻手遮天
)
隻手
遮天
simp.
(
只手遮天
)
只手
遮天
Literally:
“to block out the sky with one hand (and pretend that it is not there)”.
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
zhīshǒuzhētiān
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄓ ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄜ ㄊㄧㄢ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
zek
3
sau
2
ze
1
tin
1
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
zhīshǒuzhētiān
Zhuyin
:
ㄓ ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄜ ㄊㄧㄢ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
jhihshǒujhetian
Wade–Giles
:
chih
1
-shou
3
-chê
1
-tʻien
1
Yale
:
jr̄-shǒu-jē-tyān
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
jyshooujetian
Palladius
:
чжишоучжэтянь
(čžišoučžɛtjanʹ)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
zek
3
sau
2
ze
1
tin
1
Yale
:
jek sáu j
ē
t
ī
n
Cantonese Pinyin
:
dzek
8
sau
2
dze
1
tin
1
Guangdong Romanization
:
zég
3
seo
2
zé
1
tin
1
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/t͡sɛːk̚³ sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sɛː
⁵⁵
tʰiːn
⁵⁵
/
Idiom
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隻手遮天
to
hide
the
truth
(from the public or masses)
Synonyms
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一手遮天
(
yīshǒuzhētiān
)