一 览 众 山 小

yī lǎn zhòng shān xiǎodictionary entry

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

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Original source entry:

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/

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一览众山小

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