泰山鸿毛 tài shān hóng máo

DEFINITIONS

  1. as weighty as Mt Tai, as light as a feather (refers to death)

CHARACTERS

泰 tài
HSK 6
great, exalted, superior; big
山 shān
HSK 3
mountain, hill, peak
鸿 hóng species of wild swan; vast
毛 máo
HSK 4
hair, fur, feathers; coarse