泰山北斗

tài shān běi dǒu

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. Mount Tai and the North Star (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. an outstanding figure in one's field

Child Words of 泰山北斗

北
běi

north

山
shān

mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò])

斗
dòu

to fight

北斗
běi dǒu

Great Bear

泰
tài

Mt Tai 泰山[tài shān] in Shandong

泰山
tài shān

Mt Tai in Shandong, eastern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[wǔ yuè]