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(lit.) eclipsing the sky and blanketing the earth (idiom) · (fig.) arriving in overwhelming quantities; engulfing; all-pervasive

铺天盖地
pū tiān gài dì
p+ū·1st tonet+iān·1st toneg+ài·4th toned+ì·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. covering the mountains and the plains (idiom) · fig. as far as the eye can see · covering everything · omnipresent漫山遍野màn shān biàn yělit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering · omnipresent · of universal importance遮天蔽日zhē tiān bì rìlit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering · fig. gigantic · of spectacular significance排山倒海pái shān dǎo hǎia succession of · a series of一连串yī lián chuànlit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc) · showering down劈头盖脸pī tóu gài liǎn
Antonyms
(idiom) negligible; insignificant微不足道wēi bù zú dàolit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly · superficial contact (idiom)蜻蜓点水qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ
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