nhẹ như lông hồng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms
  • nhẹ tựa lông hồng

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 輕於鴻毛／轻于鸿毛 (khinh ư hồng mao, literally “as light as a bean goose's feathers”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲɛ˧˨ʔ ɲɨ˧˧ ləwŋ͡m˧˧ həwŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲɛ˨˩ʔ ɲɨ˧˧ ləwŋ͡m˧˧ həwŋ͡m˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɲɛ˨˩˨ ɲɨ˧˧ ləwŋ͡m˧˧ həwŋ͡m˨˩]

Adjective

nhẹ như lông hồng

  1. (usually of death) insignificant
    coi cái chết nhẹ như lông hồng
    not to fear death
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