手大不遮天手大不遮天手大不遮天

however big the hand, it can't cover the sky

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: No matter how powerful someone is, they can't hide the truth. Said against cover-ups.

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Simplified: 手大不遮天
Pinyin: shǒu dà bù zhētiān
Bopomofo: ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄜㄊㄧㄢ

Written with HSK 2 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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