登泰山而小天下

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. [Pinyin]
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

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): dēng Tàishān ér xiǎo tiānxià
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄥ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: dēng Tàishān ér xiǎo tiānxià
      • Zhuyin: ㄉㄥ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: deng Tàishan ér siǎo tiansià
      • Wade–Giles: têng1 Tʻai4-shan1 êrh2 hsiao3 tʻien1-hsia4
      • Yale: dēng Tài-shān ér syǎu tyān-syà
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: deng Tayshan erl sheau tianshiah
      • Palladius: дэн Тайшань эр сяо тянься (dɛn Tajšanʹ er sjao tjanʹsja)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /tɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

Idiom

登泰山而小天下

  1. to be able to see far and wide
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