| 一手遮天 |
yī shǒu zhē tiān |
lit. to hide the sky with one hand / to hide the truth from the masses |
| 一 |
yī |
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 |
| 一手 |
yī shǒu |
a skill / mastery of a trade / by oneself / without outside help |
| 手 |
shǒu |
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:双,只 |
| 遮 |
zhē |
to cover up (a shortcoming) / to screen off / to hide / to conceal |
| 天 |
tiān |
day / sky / heaven |