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overspread; blot out the sky and cover up the earth; come in large quantities

pū tiān gài dì

铺 天 盖 地

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sloverspread; blot out the sky and cover up the earth; come in large quantities
- bào fēng xuě pū tiān gài dì lái dào
  暴风雪铺天盖地来到。
  The blizzard blotted out the sky and the earth.
- pū tiān gài dì de huáng chóng chī zhe zhuāng jia
  铺天盖地的蝗虫吃着庄稼。
  Swarms of locusts were destroying the crops.
- diàn shì shang de guǎng gào pū tiān gài dì lìng rén yǎn huā liáo luàn
  电视上的广告铺天盖地，令人眼花缭乱。
  TV commercials flooded in and dazzled their audience.
synonym
pái shān dǎo hǎi排山倒海 pī tóu gài liǎn劈头盖脸 zhē tiān gài dì遮天盖地

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