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鴻毛泰山

简 鸿毛泰山 · 繁 鴻毛泰山
Mandarin · pinyin hóng máo Tài Shān

Meanings

  1. lit. light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom)
  2. fig. of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another
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鴻
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毛
máo · hair, fur, feathers; coarse
泰
tài · great, exalted, superior; big; hexagram ䷊
山
shān · mountain, hill, peak
鸿
hóng · species of wild swan; vast
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2–2–4–1 · hong2 mao2 Tai4 Shan1

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hung4 mou4 taai3 saan1

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鴻毛泰山 · hong2 mao2 Tai4 Shan1
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Exact source record鴻毛泰山 鸿毛泰山 [hong2 mao2 Tai4 Shan1] /lit. light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom)/fig. of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another/