yi1
shou3
zhe1
tian1
  1. lit. to hide the sky with one hand
  2. to hide the truth from the masses

Characters

  • 一 (一): one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
  • 手 (手): hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
  • 遮 (遮): to cover up (a shortcoming); to screen off; to hide; to conceal
  • 天 (天): day; sky; heaven

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