一览众山小 in English yi1 lan3 zhong4 shan1 xiao3 Meaning

Meanings

  • (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])
  • (metaphorically) awe-inspiring view from a very high place

Simplified Characters

一 览 众 山 小

Traditional Characters

一 覽 眾 山 小

Pinyin

yi1 lan3 zhong4 shan1 xiao3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 览lan3to look at 众zhong4abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4], House of Representatives 山shan1surname Shan 小xiao3small