the banners stood so thick that they hid the sun

the banners stood so thick that they hid the sun

A Chinese idiom, J ī ngq í B ì R ì, means to describe a large number of troops with a majestic and orderly lineup. It comes from Zhao ceyi, the Warring States strategy.

The origin of Idioms

Zhao ceyi, the strategy of Warring States States States: "so the king of Chu traveled in Yunmeng, married Si Qiancheng, and covered the sun with banners."

Idiom usage

Today, there are Fu Jian of the Western Qin Dynasty, who led the army to invade the enemy and unified millions of troops. The second part of Jiang shenlingying by Li Wenwei in Yuan Dynasty and the 37th chapter of the chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty by Feng Menglong in Ming Dynasty: "Zhao Shuai's ministers, prepare to drive at the river mouth early to welcome the couple to get into the car. A hundred officials and retinues, banners and banners to block out the sun, cheering and shouting, so it's not noisy! "

Analysis of Idioms

The flag covers the sky and the sky