Meaning of 一手遮天
一手遮天 means to hide the truth from the masses by abusing one's power; to pull the wool over people's eyes. Pronounced yī shǒu zhē tiān.
- to hide the truth from the masses by abusing one's power; to pull the wool over people's eyes
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zài在
zhè这
gè个
dì地
qū区
yī一
shǒu手
zhē遮
tiān天
，
méi没
rén人
gǎn敢
fǎn反
kàng抗
tā他
。
He controls everything in this region with an iron fist; no one dares to resist him.
Nǐ你
yǐ以
wéi为
nǐ你
néng能
yī一
shǒu手
zhē遮
tiān天
，
bǎ把
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
mán瞒
guò过
qù去
ma吗
？
Do you think you can hide the truth and get away with this?
Zài在
nà那
gè个
nián年
dài代
，
lǒng垄
duàn断
qǐ企
yè业
jī几
hū乎
yī一
shǒu手
zhē遮
tiān天
，
kòng控
zhì制
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
de的
méi媒
tǐ体
。
In those days, monopolistic enterprises virtually controlled everything, dominating all media outlets.
Tā他
zài在
gōng公
sī司
lǐ里
yī一
shǒu手
zhē遮
tiān天
，
suǒ所
yǒu有
zhòng重
dà大
jué决
cè策
dōu都
yóu由
tā他
yī一
gè个
rén人
shuō说
le了
suàn算
。
He runs the company like a dictatorship; all major decisions are made solely by him.