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Trad. 輕重
  • severity (of the case)
  • degree of seriousness
  • whether sth is slight or serious
Trad. 輕重主次
  • 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
Trad. 輕重倒置
  • 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
Trad. 輕重緩急
  • slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first
  • sense of priority
Trad. 問鼎輕重
  • lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power
Trad. 緩急輕重
  • 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
Trad. 不知輕重
  • 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

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