鸿毛泰山 in English hong2 mao2 Tai4 Shan1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another

Simplified Characters

鸿 毛 泰 山

Traditional Characters

鴻 毛 泰 山

Pinyin

hong2 mao2 Tai4 Shan1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

鸿hong2eastern bean goose 毛mao2surname Mao 泰tai4Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong 山shan1surname Shan