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Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「布天蓋地」 and how it’s used.

Let us introduce the Chinese idiom 「布天蓋地」, with its explanation and usage provided below.

Describes a very large quantity and a very wide distribution.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bù tiān gài dì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

bou3 tin1 goi3/koi3 dei6/dei2

Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.