Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
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轻重 | 輕重 | qīngzhòng | - severity (of the case) - degree of seriousness - whether sth is slight or serious |
不知轻重 | 不知輕重 | bùzhīqīngzhòng | - lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things - naive - doesn't know who's who - no sense of priorities |
问鼎轻重 | 問鼎輕重 | wèndǐngqīngzhòng | - lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power |
无足轻重 | 無足輕重 | wúzúqīngzhòng | - insignificant |
缓急轻重 | 緩急輕重 | huǎnjíqīngzhòng | - slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first - sense of priority - also written 輕重緩急|轻重缓急 |
举足轻重 | 舉足輕重 | jǔzúqīngzhòng | - a foot's move sways the balance (idiom); to hold the balance of power - to play the decisive role |
轻重主次 | 輕重主次 | qīngzhòngzhǔcì | - to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the incidental and neglect the main point) - lacking a sense of perspective - to put the cart before the horse |
轻重倒置 | 輕重倒置 | qīngzhòngdàozhì | - to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the unimportant and neglect the important) - lacking a sense of perspective - to put the cart before the horse |
轻重缓急 | 輕重緩急 | qīngzhònghuǎnjí | - slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first - sense of priority |
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