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輕
简 轻 · 繁 輕Mandarin · pinyin qīng
Meanings
- light
- easy
- gentle
- soft
- reckless
- unimportant
- frivolous
- small in number
- unstressed
- neutral
- to disparage
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1 · qing1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
heng1 · hing1
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- light (of low weight)
- small; little; slight; minor; insignificant
- lightweight; portable; convenient to carry or manoeuvre
- rash; rattlebrained
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) frivolous; skittish; giddy
- easy; simple; relaxed
- humble; meagre; inexpensive
- gentle; light; soft
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to belittle; to make light of
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to lighten; to reduce
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to forgive; to pardon
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) light carriage
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 輕工業／轻工业 (qīnggōngyè, “light industry”)
- (obsolete, chemistry) Alternative name for 氫／氢 (qīng, “hydrogen”).
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