太平御覽 tài píng yù lǎn

DEFINITIONS

  1. Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era, general Song dynasty encyclopedia compiled during 977-983 under Li Fang 李昉[Li3 Fang3], 1000 scrolls

CHARACTERS

太 tài very, too, much; big; extreme
平 píng flat, level, even; peaceful
御 yù drive, ride; chariot; manage
覽 lǎn look at, inspect; perceive