一览众山小 yī lǎn zhòng shān xiǎo

(fig.) awe-inspiring view from a very high place

Word data

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Definitions

  1. 1. (fig.) awe-inspiring view from a very high place
  2. 2. (last line of the poem 望岳 by Tang poet Du Fu dù fǔ) with one look I shall see all the smaller mountains down below (from the summit of Mt Tai tài shān)

Characters

Character Meaning
one; 1; single
to look at; to view; to read
many; numerous; crowd
mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain
small; young; tiny