重于泰山 — Chinese idiom
重于泰山
zhòng yú Tài Shān
Traditional: 重於泰山
Meaning
- heavier than Mt Tai ; fig. extremely serious matter
Character by character
- 重zhòngheavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
- 于yúat, in, on; to, from; alas!
- 泰Tàigreat, exalted, superior; calm; big
- 山Shānmountain, hill, peak
Idioms sharing a character
- 一言为重 yī yán wéi zhòng
- 不知轻重 bù zhī qīng zhòng
- 功高望重 gōng gāo wàng zhòng
- 卷土重来 juǎn tǔ chóng lái
- 名重识暗 míng zhòng shí àn
- 问鼎轻重 wèn dǐng qīng zhòng
- 如释重负 rú shì zhòng fù
- 委以重任 wěi yǐ zhòng rèn
- 山峦重叠 shān luán chóng dié
- 德高望重 dé gāo wàng zhòng
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