一覽眾山小

简 一览众山小 · 繁 一覽眾山小
Mandarin · pinyin yī lǎn zhòng shān xiǎo

Meanings

  1. (last line of the poem 望岳 by Tang poet Du Fu 杜甫 Dù Fǔ) with one look I shall see all the smaller mountains down below (from the summit of Mt Tai 泰山 Tài Shān)
  2. (fig.) awe-inspiring view from a very high place
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一
yī · one; a, an; alone
覽
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眾
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山
shān · mountain, hill, peak
小
xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
览
lǎn · look at, inspect; perceive
众
zhòng · multitude, crowd; masses, public
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1–3–4–1–3 · yi1 lan3 zhong4 shan1 xiao3

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一覽眾山小 · yi1 lan3 zhong4 shan1 xiao3
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Exact source record一覽眾山小 一览众山小 [yi1 lan3 zhong4 shan1 xiao3] /(last line of the poem 望岳 by Tang poet Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3]) with one look I shall see all the smaller mountains down below (from the summit of Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1])/(fig.) awe-inspiring view from a very high place/