一手遮天

Traditional form:

一手遮天

Pinyin (reading):

yīshǒuzhētiān

Definitions:

• lit. to hide the sky with one hand
• to hide the truth from the masses

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 手 - hand
• 遮 - to cover, to protect, to shield
• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 手 - hand
• 遮 - to cover, to protect, to shield
• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial