blot out the sky and cover the sun

blot out the sky and cover the sun

Cover the sky and block out the sun, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is zh ē Ti ā Nb ì R ì, meaning to cover the sky and the sun. From the water margin by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty.

Idiom usage

Along the stone mountain road, there are ancient pines and cypresses on both sides, blocking the sky. Red leaves in Xiangshan by Yang Shuo

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: block the sun, block the sky, block the sky

The origin of Idioms

The eighty third chapter of Water Margin written by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty: "from a distance, we can see that Liao soldiers are covering the land, and black holes are blocking the sky and the sun. They are all soap carved flags."

Idiom explanation

Cover the sky and the sun. It is used to describe things with large volume, large quantity or grand momentum.