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輕hing1重cung5

simp轻重
hing1 cung5qīng zhòng

English

  1. severity (of the case)
  2. degree of seriousness; appropriateness; propriety
  3. degree of seriousness
  4. whether sth is slight or serious

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 事物重唔重要之分;事物重要嘅程度

Examples

  • 不分輕重

    to have no appreciation of a matter's importance

  • 權衡輕重

    to weigh the relative importance

  • 唔同語言嘅輕重重讀方法有所不同,英文同法文之間有明顯嘅分別。

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

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