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輕盈

简轻盈 · 繁輕盈

Mandarin · pinyin qīng yíng

graceful
lithe
light and graceful
lighthearted
relaxed

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輕: qīng · light; easy, simple; gentle
盈: yíng · fill; full, overflowing; surplus
轻: qīng · light; easy, simple; gentle

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1–2 · qing1 ying2

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hing1 jing4

Cantonese word readings for 輕盈. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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adj

slim and graceful; lithe; lissome
lighthearted; relaxed

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