一览众山小

一览众山小
lǎnzhòngshānxiǎo

(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])

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MEANING

  1. adjective

    (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])

    • Once I had taken in all the small mountains at a glance, I felt extremely proud.

  2. adjective

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

    • The mountains look so small from this high vantage point, and the scenery is truly beautiful!

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A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.

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