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隻手遮天

zek3 sau2 ze1 tin1

hide the truth from the masses (also 一手遮天)

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

隻手遮天

This word was added by bybell on 8th Mar 2008 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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隻 zek3 zhi1 - measure word for animals & body parts
手 sau2 shou3 - hand
遮 ze1 zhe1 - cover; umbrella
天 tin1 tian1 - sky, heaven

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