掉以輕心

掉以輕心

Chinese

		to drop; to fall	to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	light; easy; gentle light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral	heart; mind
trad. (掉以輕心)		掉	以	輕	心
simp. (掉以轻心)		掉	以	轻	心

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): diàoyǐqīngxīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): diu⁶ ji⁵ hing¹ sam¹
• Min Nan (POJ): tiō-í-khin-sim

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: diàoyǐqīngxīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diawyyichingshin
    • IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: diu⁶ ji⁵ hing¹ sam¹
    • Yale: diuh yíh hīng sām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: diu⁶ ji⁵ hing¹ sam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: diu⁶ yi⁵ hing¹ sem¹
    • IPA ^(key): /tiːu̯²² jiː¹³ hɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiō-í-khin-sim
    • Tâi-lô: tiō-í-khin-sim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dioixy'qinsym
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tio²²⁻²¹ i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰin⁴⁴⁻²² ɕim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tio⁴¹⁻²² i⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰin³³ ɕim³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tio²²⁻²¹ i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰin⁴⁴⁻²² ɕim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tio³³⁻¹¹ i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɤ³³⁻²¹ i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕim⁴⁴/

Idiom

掉以輕心

1. to lower one's guard; to relax one's vigilance; to treat something lightly