nhẹ như lông hồng

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Vietnamese

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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

Adjective

nhẹ như lông hồng

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