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重於泰山

简重于泰山 · 繁重於泰山

Mandarin · pinyin zhòng yú Tài Shān

heavier than Mt Tai (idiom); fig. extremely serious matter

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重: zhòng · heavy, weighty; double
於: yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
泰: tài · great, exalted, superior; big; hexagram ䷊
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
于: yú · in, on, at; go to; surname

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4–2–4–1 · zhong4 yu2 Tai4 Shan1

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(idiomatic) more weighty (and important) than Mount Tai

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