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Mandarin · pinyin kàn qīng

to belittle
to scorn
to take sth lightly

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看: kàn · look, see; examine, scrutinize
輕: qīng · light; easy, simple; gentle
轻: qīng · light; easy, simple; gentle

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4–1 · kan4 qing1

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verb

to underestimate; to look down on; to belittle; to take someone lightly
(Meixian Hakka) to deliver a newborn child; to practice midwifery

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