轻 于 鸿 毛

qīng yú hóng máodictionary entry

light as a goose feather (idiom) / trifling / unimportant

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Original source entry:

輕於鴻毛轻于鸿毛 [qing1 yu2 hong2 mao2] /light as a goose feather (idiom); trifling/unimportant/

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Other forms in these source records: 輕於鴻毛

轻
qīng
light / easy / gentle / soft / reckless / unimportant / frivolous / small in number / unstressed / neutral / to disparage
于
yú
to go / to take / sentence-final interrogative particle / (of time or place) in / at / on / (indicating any indirect relation) to / toward / vis-à-vis / with regard to / for / (indicating a source) from / out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by
Yú
surname Yu
鸿
hóng
eastern bean goose / great / large
毛
máo
hair / feather / down / wool / mildew / mold / coarse or semifinished / young / raw / careless / unthinking / nervous / scared / (of currency) to devalue or depreciate / classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiǎo] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fēn])
Máo
surname Mao

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