或轻于鸿毛

或輕於鴻毛
huò qīng yú hóngmáo
quotation

Meanings

  1. 1 or as light as a goose feather
  2. 2 or worth less than a wild goose's down
  3. 3 Sima Qian's line weighing the value of a death

Examples

Réngùyǒuyīsǐ, huòzhòngyútàishān, huòqīngyúhóngmáo.
Every man must die — some deaths are weightier than Mount Tai, some lighter than a goose feather.
Lièshì de xīshēng zhòngyútàishān, tān guān de sǐ huòqīngyúhóngmáo.
A martyr's sacrifice is weightier than Mount Tai; a corrupt official's death may be lighter than a feather.

Stroke Order

huò
qīng
鸿 hóng
máo