遮 ze¹ {zhē}

(verb) block; (noun) umbrella

遮 ze¹ {zhē}

1. to cover up (a shortcoming)
2. to screen off
3. to hide
4. to conceal

遮柄 ze¹ beng³ {zhē bǐng}

the umbrella handle

遮醜〔-丑〕 ze¹ cau² {zhē chǒu}

to hide one's shame; to cover up one's defects

遮骨 ze¹ gwat¹ {zhē gǔ}

the metal frame of umbrella

遮陰〔-阴〕 ze¹ jam¹ {zhē yīn}

overshadow

遮蔭〔-荫〕 ze¹ jam³ {zhē yīn}

to give shade

遮瞞〔-瞒〕 ze¹ mun⁴ {zhē mán}

deliberately hiding or conceal (spoken)

遮蔽 ze¹ bai³ {zhē bì}

1. to cover
2. to hide from view
3. to obstruct or block
4. defilade (military)

遮擋〔-挡〕 ze¹ dong² {zhē dǎng}

1. to shelter
2. to shelter from

遮斷〔-断〕 ze¹ dyun⁶ {zhē duàn}

1. to cut off
2. to interrupt
3. to prevent access

遮蓋〔-盖〕 ze¹ goi³ {zhē gài}

1. to hide
2. to cover (one's tracks)

遮掩 ze¹ jim² {zhē yǎn}

1. to cover
2. to mask
3. to cover up or conceal (the truth etc)

遮陽〔-阳〕 ze¹ joeng⁴ {zhē yáng}

to shield from the sun

遮羞 ze¹ sau¹ {zhē xiū}

1. to cover up one's embarrassment
2. to hush up a scandal

遮住 ze¹ zyu⁶ {zhē zhù}

1. to cover (up)
2. to block
3. to obstruct
4. to shade

遮打道 ze¹ daa² dou⁶ {Zhē dǎ dào}

Chater Road, a road in Hong Kong, China

遮手影 ze¹ sau² jing² {zhē shǒu yǐng}

slang for backlight; to do something with one's back to the light; the light shining in the wrong direction, covered by the shadow of one's hands when writing

遮瑕膏 ze¹ haa⁴ gou¹ {zhē xiá gāo}

concealer (cosmetics)

遮陽板〔-阳-〕 ze¹ joeng⁴ baan² {zhē yáng bǎn}

1. sun visor
2. sunshade
3. sunshading board

遮目魚〔--鱼〕 ze¹ muk⁶ jyu² {zhē mù yú}

milkfish (Chanos chanos)

遮羞布 ze¹ sau¹ bou³ {zhē xiū bù}

1. G-string
2. loincloth
3. fig. last semblance
4. CL: 塊

遮護板〔-护-〕 ze¹ wu⁶ baan² {zhē hù bǎn}

1. shield
2. protective board

遮風避雨〔-风--〕 ze¹ fung¹ bei⁶ jyu⁵ {zhē fēng bì yǔ}

1. to give shelter from the wind and rain
2. to keep out the elements

遮天蔽日 ze¹ tin¹ bai³ jat⁶ {zhē tiān bì rì}

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

遮遮掩掩 ze¹ ze¹ jim² jim² {zhē zhē yǎn yǎn}

to be secretive; to try to cover up (idiom)