撚
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Translingual
Han character
撚 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 手月大火 (QBKF), four-corner 53033, composition ⿰扌然)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 454, character 23
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12713
- Dae Jaweon: page 804, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1961, character 5
- Unihan data for U+649A
Chinese
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 撚 |
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| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
| Small seal script |
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Etymology 1
| trad. | 撚 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 撚 | |
| alternative forms | 捻 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): nan2 / nin2 / nin5
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngién / ngián
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lián
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: niǎn
- Wade–Giles: nien3
- Yale: nyǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nean
- Palladius: нянь (njanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni̯ɛn²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: nan2 / nin2 / nin5
- Yale: nán / nín / níhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: nan2 / nin2 / nin5
- Guangdong Romanization: nen2 / nin2 / nin5
- Sinological IPA (key): /nɐn³⁵/, /niːn³⁵/, /niːn¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngién
- Hakka Romanization System: ngienˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ngian3
- Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯en³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngián
- Hakka Romanization System: ngianˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ngian3
- Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯an³¹/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: nenX
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*neːnʔ/
Definitions
撚
- to pinch; to pick up (with one's fingers)
- to take; to hold
- to rub (with one's fingers)
- to fiddle; to fidget
- to play tricks; to toy with; to tease
- to trample; to tread
- Alternative form of 攆 / 撵 (niǎn, “to expel; to drive out”)
- (music) to press on or lightly pinch in the strings of the pipa to produce a wave-like effect
- (Southern Min) to swindle; to defraud
Compounds
Etymology 2
| trad. | 撚 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 撚 | |
| alternative forms | 𡳞 𨶙 L Hong Kong | |
See 𡳞.
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: lan2
- Yale: lán
- Cantonese Pinyin: lan2
- Guangdong Romanization: len2
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɐn³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
- penis (Classifier: 條／条 c; 轆／辘 c)
- fucking; freaking; the hell; the fuck
- (derogatory) a person associated with a particular identity or trait; -er (usually for males)
- Negates the meaning of the sentence: fuck all, my ass, like fuck, no fucking way
- 你識條撚！／你识条撚！ [Cantonese] ― nei5 sik1 tiu4 lan2! ― You know fuck all!
- 關你撚事！／关你撚事！ [Cantonese] ― gwaan1 nei5 lan2 si6! ― None of your fucking business! / The fuck you care!
- 你有撚用！ [Cantonese] ― nei5 jau5 lan2 jung6! ― You are of fuck all use!
- 道條撚歉！／道条撚歉！ [Cantonese] ― dou6 tiu4 lan2 hip3! ― Apologize my ass! / Like fuck I will apologize!
Coordinate terms
- (Cantonese five profanities) 屌 (diu2), 㞗 (gau1), 撚 (lan2), 𨳍 (cat6), 閪／𲈹 (hai1); 小狗懶擦鞋／小狗懒擦鞋 (siu2 gau2 laan5 caat3 haai4)
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
撚
Readings
- Go-on: ねん (nen)
- Kan-on: でん (den)
- Kun: ひねり (hineri, 撚り)、ひねる (hineru, 撚る)、より (yori, 撚り)、よる (yoru, 撚る)、よれる (yoreru, 撚れる)
Compounds
Korean
Hanja
撚 (eumhun 비틀 년 (biteul nyeon), word-initial (South Korea) 비틀 연 (biteul yeon))
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Vietnamese
Han character
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