great authority; eminent person; luminary
Abbreviation of 泰山北斗, a classical Chinese metaphor for a towering figure in a field. Used in formal or literary contexts to refer to a person of the highest standing and influence.
See also: 泰山北斗
He is known as a great authority in the field of economics.
The writer was praised as a luminary of Japanese literature.
Abbreviation of the Chinese-derived idiom 泰山北斗 (Taishan and the North Star), which symbolizes a person of the highest eminence. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with this classical metaphor.