輕輕

See also: 轻轻

Chinese

		light; easy; gentle light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral	light; easy; gentle light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral
trad. (輕輕)		輕	輕
simp. (轻轻)		轻	轻

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīngqīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hing¹ hing¹ / heng^1-6 heng¹ / heng^1-4 heng¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khiâng-khiâng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khin-khin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīngqīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cingcing
    • Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-chʻing¹
    • Yale: chīng-chīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingching
    • Palladius: цинцин (cincin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hing¹ hing¹ / heng^1-6 heng¹ / heng^1-4 heng¹
    • Yale: hīng hīng / hehng hēng / hèhng hēng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hing¹ hing¹ / heng^1-6 heng¹ / heng^1-4 heng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hing¹ hing¹ / héng^1-6 héng¹ / héng^1-4 héng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɪŋ⁵⁵ hɪŋ⁵⁵/, /hɛːŋ⁵⁵⁻²² hɛːŋ⁵⁵/, /hɛːŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ hɛːŋ⁵⁵/

Note:

• hing1 hing1 - literary;
• heng1-6 heng1, heng1-4 heng1 - vernacular.

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiâng-khiâng
    • Hakka Romanization System: kiang^ˊ kiang^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kiang¹ kiang¹
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰi̯aŋ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khin-khin
    • Tâi-lô: khin-khin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qinqyn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰin⁴⁴⁻²² kʰin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰin³³ kʰin³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰin⁴⁴⁻²² kʰin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰin⁴⁴/

Adverb

輕輕

1. lightly; gently; softly

   我架車畀後面架車輕輕揩到。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   我架车畀后面架车轻轻揩到。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   ngo⁵ gaa³ ce¹ bei² hau⁶ min⁶ gaa³ ce¹ heng^1-4 heng¹ haai¹ dou^3-2. [Jyutping]

   The car behind bumped lightly into my car.

2. carefully; meticulously
   • (Can we date this quote?), “輕輕聽”‎performed by 我心旋律 [Melody of My Heart Ministry]:

     輕輕聽，我要輕輕聽，我要側耳聽我主聲音。 [MSC, trad.]
     轻轻听，我要轻轻听，我要侧耳听我主声音。 [MSC, simp.]

     Qīngqīng tīng, wǒ yào qīngqīng tīng, wǒ yào cè'ěr tīng wǒ Zhǔ shēngyīn. [Pinyin]

     Listen carefully, I want to listen carefully; I want to listen closely to my Lord's voice.

3. lightly; easily

   • 將來一定要重辦，決計不會輕輕放過他們的。 [MSC, trad.]
     将来一定要重办，决计不会轻轻放过他们的。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 李寶嘉 (Li Baojia), 文明小史 (Wenming Xiaoshi), 第五回 (Chapter 5)

     Jiānglái yīdìng yào zhòngbàn, juéjì bùhuì qīngqīng fàngguò tāmen de. [Pinyin]

     In the future, we must punish them severely; we are determined not to let them off lightly.