一览众山小

yī lǎn zhòng shān xiǎo

Definitionen

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

Bestandteilwörter von 一览众山小

• 一 一 yī: one
• 小 小 xiǎo: small
• 山 山 shān: mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò])
• 一览 一览 yī lǎn: at a glance
• 众 众 zhòng: crowd; multitude
• 览 览 lǎn: to look at