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横看成岭侧成峰

橫看成嶺側成峰
héngkànchénglǐngcèchéngfēng
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 seen head-on it's a ridge, seen from the side a peak
  2. 2 different viewpoints yield different truths
  3. 3 opening of Su Shi's poem 'Inscribed on the Wall of West Forest Temple'

Examples

横看成岭侧成峰——看问题要多角度思考。
Héng kàn chéng lǐng cè chéng fēng — kàn wèntí yào duō jiǎodù sīkǎo.
A ridge from the front, a peak from the side — problems must be viewed from multiple angles.
他俩对这件事的看法不同，真是横看成岭侧成峰。
Tā liǎ duì zhè jiàn shì de kànfǎ bù tóng, zhēn shì héng kàn chéng lǐng cè chéng fēng.
Their views on this matter differ — it's truly a case of seeing a ridge one way and a peak another.

Stroke Order

横 héng
看 kàn
成 chéng
岭 lǐng
侧 cè
峰 fēng