鴻毛泰山 hóng máo tài shān

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom)
  2. fig. of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another

CHARACTERS

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