拈 nián niǎn diān niān

pick up with fingers; draw lots

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DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

惹草拈花 rě cǎo niān huā see 拈花惹草[nian1 hua1 re3 cao3]
手到拈来 shǒu dào niān lái lit. to stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); fig. easy to do
手到拈來 shǒu dào niān lái lit. to stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); fig. easy to do
拈指 niān zhǐ a snap of the fingers; a short moment; in a flash; in the twinkling of an eye
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
拈酸 niān suān (old) to be jealous
拈香 niān xiāng burn incense
信手拈來 xìn shǒu nián lái to pick up effortlessly; to name or quote something readily, without much conscious effort
拈起 niān qǐ to pick up (something small) with one's fingers; to lift or hold something delicately
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