死有重於泰山，輕於鴻毛

See also: 死有重于泰山，轻于鸿毛

Chinese

		to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	more weighty than Mount Tai		lighter than a wild goose feather; to be worthless
trad. (死有重於泰山，輕於鴻毛)		死	有	重於泰山	，	輕於鴻毛
simp. (死有重于泰山，轻于鸿毛)		死	有	重于泰山	，	轻于鸿毛

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sǐ yǒu zhòng yú Tàishān, qīng yú hóngmáo

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sǐ yǒu zhòng yú Tàishān, qīng yú hóngmáo [Phonetic: síyǒuzhòngyútàishān,qīngyúhóngmáo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄙˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ , ㄑㄧㄥ ㄩˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sǐh yǒu jhòng yú Tàishan, cing yú hóngmáo
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ³ yu³ chung⁴ yü² Tʻai⁴-shan¹, chʻing¹ yü² hung²-mao²
    • Yale: sž yǒu jùng yú Tài-shān-, chīng yú húng-máu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syy yeou jonq yu Tayshan, ching yu horngmau
    • Palladius: сы ю чжун юй Тайшань, цин юй хунмао (sy ju čžun juj Tajšanʹ, cin juj xunmao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ y³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ y³⁵ xʊŋ³⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

Proverb

死有重於泰山，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.