泰山北斗 — “A person of great distinction”
泰山北斗 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person of great distinction”. High moral standing, or outstanding achievement, widely revered by others. Literally, “Mount Tai and the Big Dipper”.
泰山北斗 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 泰山北斗
During the Tang Dynasty, influenced by the literary trends of the Six Dynasties, the prevailing style pursued ornate language and favored superficial parallelism, while the superb writing techniques of figures like Sima Qian and Yang Xiong had largely disappeared.
Han Yu, the foremost of the Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties, actively initiated the 'Ancient Prose Movement,' advocating for plain prose. Later generations acclaimed Han Yu as the Mount Tai and Big Dipper of the literary world.
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- tài泰shān山bù不ràng让tǔ土rǎng壤Embrace all to achieve greatness
- tài泰shān山bù不ràng让tǔ土rǎng壤，，gù故néng能chéng成qí其dà大Greatness comes from embracing all
- tài泰shān山bù不ràng让tǔ土rǎng壤，，gù故néng能chéng成qí其gāo高Greatness comes from embracing all contributions
- tài泰shān山bù不cí辞tǔ土rǎng壤，，gù故néng能chéng成qí其gāo高Greatness embraces all, even the smallest
- tài泰shān山zhī之ān安utterly secure and unshakable
- tài泰shān山qí其tuí颓death of a highly respected person
- tài泰shān山yā压luǎn卵Overwhelming force crushes weak opponent
- tài泰shān山yā压dǐng顶immense pressure or crushing blow
- tài泰shān山kě可yǐ倚to have a powerful and reliable backing
- tài泰shān山liáng梁mù木death of a great person
- tài泰shān山pán盘shí石rock-solid and unshakable
- tài泰shān山pán磐shí石extremely stable and firm
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Open the tool →Questions about 泰山北斗
What does 泰山北斗 mean?
泰山北斗 (tài shān běi dǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person of great distinction”.
How do you pronounce 泰山北斗?
泰山北斗 is pronounced tài shān běi dǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 泰山北斗 literally mean?
Literally, 泰山北斗 means “Mount Tai and the Big Dipper”. It is used to mean “a person of great distinction”.
Where does 泰山北斗 come from?
泰山北斗 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 泰山北斗?
泰山：东岳，在山东省泰安市；北斗：北斗星。比喻道德高、名望重或有卓越成就为众人所敬仰的人。