Chinese language progresses from characters to idioms. This free guide explains the advanced idiom 「泰山北鬥」 for better learning.
This feature highlights the idiom 「泰山北鬥」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
Mount Tai: Eastern Peak, located in Tai’an City, Shandong Province; Beidou: The Big Dipper. A metaphor for a person who has high morals, great reputation or outstanding achievements and is respected by everyone.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tài shān běi dòu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
taai3 saan1 bak1 dau3
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