登泰山而小天下

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Chinese

to go up; to climb; ascend
to go up; to climb; ascend; mount; register; note; to publish; to issue; to record
 
 Mount Tai
and; as well as; but (not)
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 
small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
 
under heaven; the world; everything under the sky
under heaven; the world; everything under the sky; all under heaven
 
trad. (登泰山而小天下) 登 泰山 而 小 天下
simp. #(登泰山而小天下) 登 泰山 而 小 天下

Etymology

From the book Mencius:

孟子曰：孔子登東山而小魯，登泰山而小天下。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
孟子曰：孔子登东山而小鲁，登泰山而小天下。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
Mèngzǐ yuē: Kǒngzǐ dēng Dōngshān ér xiǎo Lǔ, dēng Tàishān ér xiǎo tiānxià.
Mencius said, "Having climbed the East Peak (of Mount Tai), Lu seemed small to Confucius. Having climbed to the top of Mount Tai, the whole world below seemed small.

Pronunciation

Idiom

登泰山而小天下

  1. to be able to see far and wide
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