粵

吃hek3重cung5

also written喫重
hek3 cung5chī zhòng

English

  1. (of a role) arduous
  2. important
  3. (a vehicle's) loading capacity
  4. the ability to load

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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