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輕而易舉

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ i⁵¹ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
easy; without much effort
  • 轻而易举
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The phrase describes an action performed with ease, much like lifting a heavy object as if it were weightless.
The phrase describes an action performed with ease, much like lifting a heavy object as if it were weightless.

Origin

The phrase 輕而易舉 is composed of four characters. The character 輕 denotes something light in weight. It contains the semantic component 車 (land vehicle) and the phonetic component 巠 (streams running underground). The character 而 functions as a connector between two adjectives or clauses.

The remaining part of the phrase consists of 易 and 舉. The character 易 is the original form of 賜／赐 (to give; to bestow). The character 舉 means to raise or to lift up; it is formed with the semantic component 手 (hand) and the phonetic component 與 (to give; to offer). The phonetic component 與 further contains the components 舁 (to carry on one's shoulder) and 牙 (tooth). The character 舁 is composed of 臼 (mortar) and 廾 (both hands).

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

這個詞由四個字組成。「輕」的意思是重量輕；「而」是連接兩個子句或形容詞的連詞；「易」的原形為「賜」；「舉」則是舉起或抬起的意思。

在字形結構上，「輕」字包含表示陸地車輛的「車」作為意符，並以「巠」作為音符。「舉」字則由表示手的「手」作為意符，並以「與」作為音符。而「與」字包含「舁」與「牙」作為音符，其中「舁」字進一步包含「臼」與「廾」兩個組成部分。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese輕 “light (of low weight)”
    • meaningChinese車 “land vehicle; (specifically) car (Classifier: 輛／辆 m; 部 m c; 臺／台 m mn; 架 c; 頂／顶 mn; 張／张 mn-t; 乘 m)”
    • soundChinese巠 “streams running underground”
  • characterChinese而 “and (used to connect two clauses or adjectives)”
  • characterChinese易 “original form of 賜／赐 (cì, “to give; to bestow”)”
  • characterChinese舉 “to raise; to lift up”
    • soundChinese與 “to give; to offer”
      • soundChinese舁 “to carry on one's shoulder”
        • ideaChinese臼 “mortar (hollow vessel used to pound or crush ingredients)”
        • ideaChinese廾 “both hands”
      • soundChinese牙 “tooth (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 隻／只 m c; 棚 c)”
    • meaningChinese手 “hand (Classifier: 隻／只 m c mn; 雙／双 m mn; 對／对 c)”
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Meanings

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  1. easy; without much effort

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 形容簡單容易，不費力。 例：對他而言，這件事輕而易舉，難不倒他的。

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Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0