遮天蔽日 zhē tiān bì rì

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering
  2. omnipresent
  3. of universal importance

CHARACTERS

遮 zhē cover, shield, protect
天 tiān sky, heaven; god, celestial
蔽 bì cover, hide, conceal; shelter
日 rì sun; day; daytime