太平御览

tài píng yù lǎn

Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era, general Song dynasty encyclopedia compiled during 977-983 under Li Fang 李昉[Li3 Fang3], 1000 scrolls

太

tài

highest

平

píng

flat

御

yù

(bound form) to defend; to resist

览

lǎn

to look at