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拈
niān
to pick up with the fingers; to draw lots
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To divine 占 by hand 扌; 占 also provides the pronunciation
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Words Using 拈 (7)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
拈
↗
niān
to nip / to grasp with the fingers / to fiddle with / Taiwan pr. <nián>
niān
拈
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to nip / to grasp with the fingers / to fiddle with / Taiwan pr. <nián>
惹草拈花
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rěcǎoniānhuā
see [[拈花惹草<niānhuārěcǎo>]]
rěcǎoniānhuā
惹草拈花
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see [[拈花惹草<niānhuārěcǎo>]]
拈指
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niānzhǐ
a snap of the fingers / a short moment / in a flash / in the twinkling of an eye
niānzhǐ
拈指
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a snap of the fingers / a short moment / in a flash / in the twinkling of an eye
拈花惹草
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niānhuārěcǎo
lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom) / fig. to womanize / to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats
niānhuārěcǎo
拈花惹草
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lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom) / fig. to womanize / to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats
拈酸
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niānsuān
(old) to be jealous
niānsuān
拈酸
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(old) to be jealous
拈香
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niānxiāng
burn incense
niānxiāng
拈香
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burn incense
手到拈来
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shǒudàoniánlái
stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); easy to do
shǒudàoniánlái
手到拈来
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stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); easy to do