一览众山小

Traditional: 一覽眾山小
yī lǎn zhòng shān xiǎo
Dictionary entry
(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])

What does 一览众山小 mean?

一览众山小 (yī lǎn zhòng shān xiǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(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])
2(fig.) awe-inspiring view from a very high place

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一览众山小
yī lǎn zhòng shān xiǎo
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