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拈niān
  1. to nip; to grasp with the fingers; to fiddle with; Taiwan pr. [nian2]

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拈指niān zhǐ

a snap of the fingers; a short moment; in a flash; in the twinkling of an eye

拈酸niān suān

(old) to be jealous

拈香niān xiāng

burn incense

拈花惹草niān huā rě cǎo

lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom); fig. to womanize; to frequent brothels; to sow one's wild oats

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拈to nip, to grasp with the fingers8 strokes · niān

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