FRIVOLOUS    輕浮輕／浮

UNRESTRAINED so as to LACK SERIOUSNESS.
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Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general and neutral word for lack of seriousness is qīng 輕 (ant. zhuāng 莊 "serious"). 2. Fú 浮 sometimes refers to the kind of flippancy or frivolousness that might call for criticism but is not viewed as entirely serious. 3. Fān fān 幡幡 is a poetic word referring to someone who has lost the dignified stance that would give him authority.
Modern Chinese Criteria
輕浮 浮 漂 浮漂 輕飄 囂浮 浮囂 輕狂 張狂 輕舉妄動 輕佻 輕薄 輕狂 佻薄 浪漫 風騷 騷 妖艷 冶艷 妖冶 妖媚 肉麻 癲狂 狎昵 骨頭輕 嗲 嗲溜溜 嗲聲嗲氣 妖�塈祚� 搔首弄姿 肉麻當有趣 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Antonym
  • SERIOUSEARNEST AND BELIEVING ONE'S ACTS to be IMPORTANT.
See also
  • INTIMATEINTERACT HARMONIOUSLY BECAUSE of MUTUAL LOVE.
Hypernym
  • UNRESTRAINED　LACK MODERATION AND ACT CONFORMING to one's DESIRES. (anc: 7/0, child: 2)
  • LACK　SITUATION OF NOT HAVING, OR NOT to BEING-IN the UNIVERSE. (anc: 6/0, child: 48)
  • SITUATION　RELATION in which MANY HUMANS, FEATURES OR THINGS EXIST TOGETHER OR INTERACT. (anc: 5/0, child: 11)
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    INCONSTANTIA

    • Words (14 items)

    輕  qìng OC: kheŋs MC: khiɛŋ
    輕  qīng OC: kheŋ MC: khiɛŋ 12 Attributions

    The current general and neutral word for lack of seriousness is qīng 輕 (ant. zhuāng 莊 "serious").

      Word relations

      Syntactic words
    • vadVlightly, without proper consideration of a matter
    • vifigurativebe easy-going; superficial; frivolous; be flippant; lack gravity and seriousness and be therefore over-confident
    偷  tōu 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadNirresponsible, opportunist, unprincipledLZ
    • vadVirresponsibly, in an unprincipled wayLZ
    • viunprincipledCH
    易  yì OC: leeɡs MC: jiɛ 2 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • nabactfailure to act seriously
    • v[adN]frivolous people
    • vtoNreflexive.自allow oneself to be frivolous; be indulgentCH
    浮  fú OC: bu MC: bɨu 2 Attributions

    Fú 浮 sometimes refers to the kind of flippancy or frivolousness that might call for criticism but is not viewed as entirely serious.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 妄/CRAZY
    • Assoc: 淫/UNRESTRAINED Yín 淫 can come to refer to extravagance as a symptom of general indulgence.
    • Assoc: 華/EXTRAVAGANT Huá 華 is purely demonstrative conspicuous and aesthetically elaborate consumption.　huā???
    • Assoc: 虛/EMPTY The most geneal word is xū 虛 (ant. shí 實 "substantial and full") which can refer both to physical emptiness of a space and to abstract emptiness or tenuousness as a philosophical concept.
    • Assoc: 華/BEAUTIFUL Huá 華"of striking and colourful beauty" (ant. sú 俗 "vulgar") focusses on flourishing and flamboyant superficial or only apparent beauty, on the analogy analogy with that of flowers. [ARTIFICIAL], [ELEVATED], NON-HUMAN], [SUPERFICIAL]

      Syntactic words
    • nabpsychfrivolousness (GUOYU)
    • vadNfrivolous, unserious; without serious employment
    浮淫  fú yín MC: bjuw yim OC: bu -- 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadNfrivolous; socio-politically unseriousCH
    浮漫  fú màn OC: bu moons MC: bɨu mʷɑn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadNfrivolous
    僄棄  piào qì MC: phjiewH khjijH OC: phews khils 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPireckless, frivolousLZ
    輕楛  qīng hù MC: khjieng -- OC: kheŋ ɡaaʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPifrivolousLZ
    輕窕  qīng tiǎo OC: kheŋ ɡ-leewʔ MC: khiɛŋ deu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPibe uncommitted; be frivolous
    輕躁  qīng zào OC: kheŋ tsaaws MC: khiɛŋ tsɑu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabfickleness; frivolity; irresponsibility
    專輒  zhuān zhé OC: tjon nteb MC: tɕiɛn ʈiɛp 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabactfrivolous, wanton exercise 北齊 顏之推 《顏氏家訓‧書證》：“ 西晉 已往字書，何可全非，但令體例成就，不為專輒耳。”
    幡幡  fān fān OC: phan phan MC: phi̯ɐn phi̯ɐn 0 Attributions

    Fān fān 幡幡 is a poetic word referring to someone who has lost the dignified stance that would give him authority.

      Syntactic words
    • vi.redintensitivefrivolous (SHI)
    佻  tiāo OC: kh-leew MC: theu 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vifrivolous
    僄  piào OC: phews MC: phiɛu 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vifrivolous