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輕省

简轻省 · 繁輕省

Mandarin · pinyin qīng sheng

relaxed
easy

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輕: qīng · light; easy, simple; gentle
省: shěng · province; save, economize
轻: qīng · light; easy, simple; gentle

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1–5 · qing1 sheng5

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hing1 saang2

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

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