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天
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Jyutping
ze1 tin1
Pinyin
zhē tiān
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb, literary
to block out the sky (describing a vast number of objects)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
只手遮天
隻手遮天
to alone possess great power
Cantonese
老板出咗差,佢嘅助手就只手遮天话晒事。
老闆出咗差,佢嘅助手就隻手遮天話晒事。
lou5 baan2 ceot1 zo2 caai1, keoi5 ge3 zo6 sau2 zau6 zek3 sau2 ze1 tin1 waa6 saai3 si6.
When the boss was on a business trip, his assistant was in control of everything alone and made all the decisions.