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泰山鴻毛

简泰山鸿毛 · 繁泰山鴻毛

Mandarin · pinyin Tài shān hóng máo

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
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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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