泰山鸿毛 tài shān hóng máo

death may be noble or trivial

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
泰 tài HSK 6
peaceful; safe; grand
山 shān HSK 3
mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain
鸿 hóng
great; large; eastern bean goose
毛 máo HSK 4
hair; wool; feather