泰山北斗 tàishānběidǒu Mount Tai and the Big Dipper Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents tàishānběidǒu Mount Tai and the Big Dipper 泰山 tàishān Mount Tai Mount Tai in Shandong province, the eastern peak of the 五岳 wǔyuè (Five Sacred Mountains)北斗 běidǒu Big Dipper the Big Dipper; the Plow; the seven brightest stars of the constellation Ursa Majortàishānběidǒu leading authority 泰山 tàishān person or thing of great importance (metaphor) A person of great distinction or something of immense weight or value; used in the idiom 有眼不识泰山 yǒuyǎnbùshítàishān meaning to fail to recognize a person of great importance.北斗 běidǒu respected person a person who is deeply respected or looked up to by everyone