泰山北斗 in English Tai4 Shan1 Bei3 dou3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) Mount Tai and the North Star (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically an outstanding figure in one's field

Simplified Characters

泰 山 北 斗

Traditional Characters

泰 山 北 斗

Pinyin

Tai4 Shan1 Bei3 dou3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

泰tai4Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong 山shan1surname Shan 北bei3north 斗dou4abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]