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重于泰山

zhòng yú Tài Shān

4-character word Traditional 重於泰山

What 重于泰山 means

1. heavier than Mt Tai (idiom); fig. extremely serious matter

The characters in 重于泰山

• 重zhòngheavy; serious; to attach importance to
• 于yúto go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle
• 泰tàisafe; peaceful; most
• 山shānmountain; hill; (colloquial) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on

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