鸿毛泰岱 hóng máo tài dài

huge difference in value or importance

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
鸿 hóng
great; large; eastern bean goose
毛 máo HSK 4
hair; wool; feather
泰 tài HSK 6
peaceful; safe; grand
岱 dài
Mt Tai in Shandong; same as 泰山tài shān