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泰山北斗

tài shān běi dǒu

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 泰山北斗

• 北 北 běi: north
• 山 山 shān: mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò])
• 斗 斗 dòu: to fight
• 北斗 北斗 běi dǒu: Great Bear
• 泰 泰 tài: Mt Tai 泰山[tài shān] in Shandong
• 泰山 泰山 tài shān: Mt Tai in Shandong, eastern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[wǔ yuè]