泰山鸿毛(tài shān hóng máo)

4 charactersTrad. 泰山鴻毛

as weighty as Mt Tai, as light as a feather…

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Word information

Pinyin
tài shān hóng máo
Meaning
as weighty as Mt Tai, as light as a feather (refers to death)
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
泰山鴻毛

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