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泰山鴻毛

简 泰山鸿毛 · 繁 泰山鴻毛
Mandarin · pinyin Tài shān hóng máo

Meanings

  1. as weighty as Mt Tai, as light as a feather (refers to death)
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泰
tài · great, exalted, superior; big; hexagram ䷊
山
shān · mountain, hill, peak
鴻
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毛
máo · hair, fur, feathers; coarse
鸿
hóng · species of wild swan; vast
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4–1–2–2 · Tai4 shan1 hong2 mao2

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taai3 saan1 hung4 mou4

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泰山鴻毛 · Tai4 shan1 hong2 mao2
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Exact source record泰山鴻毛 泰山鸿毛 [Tai4 shan1 hong2 mao2] /as weighty as Mt Tai, as light as a feather (refers to death)/