| 蔽 | 290A10 20A.82-2 | 部居  | 畫數 15 | ㄅㄧˋ [bi4] | ||
| V.t. | (1) (LL) Cover, spread over: 衣不蔽體 be in rags (clothing cannot cover the body); 野花蔽野 the country is covered with wild flowers; 蔽於讒 (of king) deceived by sycophant attendants; as var. of 閉 in 蔽月羞花 (of woman's beauty which “shames the flowers”). (2) Block, cloud, hide from view: 蔽月 (clouds) hide the moon; 烏雲敝日 (fig.) bad ministers surround the emperor; 蔽風雨 shelter from wind and rain; 蔽賢 (LL) block the way of the good ministers; 物欲所蔽 (of the heart) clouded by material desires; 蒙蔽 hoodwink; 受人蒙蔽 (of ruler) kept in ignorance. (3) To sum up: 一言以蔽之 in one word. | |||||
| Words | 1. 蔽障 [bi4zhang4], v.t. & n., to keep in obscurity; obstacle to faith or clear vision. [bi4se4], v.t., block (understanding, channels of thinking); v.t., p.p., blocked. | |||||