吃重
also written喫重hek3 cung5chī zhòng
English
- (of a role) arduous
- important
- (a vehicle's) loading capacity
- the ability to load
粵語 — Cantonese
- 承受重量嘅能力,引申到承受責任、負擔嘅能力
Examples
呢個貨櫃唔擺得重嘢。
這個貨櫃不能吃重。 (ze5 go3 fo3 gwai6 bat1 nang4 hek3 cung5.)
You can't load heavy stuff in this cargo.
經理呢個位好大責任。
經理這個位子很吃重。 (ging1 lei5 ze5 go3 wai6 zi2 han2 hek3 cung5.)
There are a lot of responsibilities to take as a manager.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk