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; to be worthless
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)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhòng yú Tàishān, qīng yú hóngmáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ , ㄑㄧㄥ ㄩˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhòng yú Tàishan, cing yú hóngmáo
    • Wade–Giles: chung⁴ yü² Tʻai⁴-shan¹, chʻing¹ yü² hung²-mao²
    • Yale: jùng yú Tài-shān-, chīng yú húng-máu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonq yu Tayshan, ching yu horngmau
    • Palladius: чжун юй Тайшань, цин юй хунмао (čžun juj Tajšanʹ, cin juj xunmao)
    • Sinological 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.