太平御览

Traditional form:

太平御覽

Pinyin (reading):

Tàipíng Yùlǎn

Definitions:

• Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era, general Song dynasty encyclopedia compiled during 977-983 under Li Fang 李昉 ( Lǐ Fǎng), 1000 scrolls

Characters:

• 太 - very, too much; big; extreme
• 平 - flat, level, even; peaceful
• 御 - chariot; to drive, to ride; to manage
• 览 - to look over, to inspect, to view, to perceive

Traditional characters:

• 太 - very, too much; big; extreme
• 平 - flat, level, even; peaceful
• 御 - chariot; to drive, to ride; to manage
• 覽 - to look over, to inspect, to view, to perceive