"登泰山而小天下" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /tɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/ Chinese transliterations: dēng Tàishān ér xiǎo tiānxià [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄉㄥ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], dēng Tàishān ér xiǎo tiānxià [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], deng Tàishan ér siǎo tiansià [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], têng¹ Tʻai⁴-shan¹ êrh² hsiao³ tʻien¹-hsia⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], dēng Tài-shān ér syǎu tyān-syà [Mandarin, Yale], deng Tayshan erl sheau tianshiah [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], дэн Тайшань эр сяо тянься [Mandarin, Palladius], dɛn Tajšanʹ er sjao tjanʹsja [Mandarin, Palladius]
Etymology: From the book Mencius Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 登泰山而小天下
  1. to be able to see far and wide Wikipedia link: Mencius (book), Mount Tai Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-登泰山而小天下-zh-phrase-Uad2BE63 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "english": "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.",
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      "roman": "Mèngzǐ yuē: Kǒngzǐ dēng Dōngshān ér xiǎo Lǔ, dēng Tàishān ér xiǎo tiānxià.",
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      "text": "孟子曰:孔子登東山而小魯,登泰山而小天下。",
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      "text": "孟子曰:孔子登东山而小鲁,登泰山而小天下。",
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      "zh-pron": "dēng Tàishān ér xiǎo tiānxià"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄥ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ"
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      "zh-pron": "dēng Tàishān ér xiǎo tiānxià"
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      "zh-pron": "deng Tàishan ér siǎo tiansià"
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "têng¹ Tʻai⁴-shan¹ êrh² hsiao³ tʻien¹-hsia⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "dēng Tài-shān ér syǎu tyān-syà"
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      "zh-pron": "deng Tayshan erl sheau tianshiah"
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      "zh-pron": "дэн Тайшань эр сяо тянься"
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      "ipa": "/tɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄥ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ"
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