重於泰山，輕於鴻毛

重於泰山，輕於鴻毛

See also: 重于泰山，轻于鸿毛

Chinese

		more weighty than Mount Tai		lighter than a wild goose feather
trad. (重於泰山，輕於鴻毛)		重於泰山	，	輕於鴻毛
simp. (重于泰山，轻于鸿毛)		重于泰山	，	轻于鸿毛

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhòng yú Tàishān, qīng yú hóngmáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ, ㄑㄧㄥ ㄩˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄠˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhòng yú Tàishān, qīng yú hóngmáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ, ㄑㄧㄥ ㄩˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄠˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonq yu Tayshan, ching yu horngmau
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ y³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ y³⁵ xʊŋ³⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

Idiom

重於泰山，輕於鴻毛

1. (Some deaths are) more weighty than Mount Tai, (while others are) lighter (and less significant) than a wild goose feather.