輕hing1描miu4淡daam6寫se2

simp轻描淡写

hing1 miu4 daam6 se2qīng miáo dàn xiě

English

(idiom) to treat sth as no big deal
to touch on lightly; to mention casually
to downplay
to understate

粵語 — Cantonese

講嘢或者寫文嘅時候將重要嘅問題輕輕帶過

Examples

同女朋友講以前嘅戀愛經驗，梗係要輕描淡寫啦！
One needs to downplay past love experiences when talking to one's girlfriend.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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