煙韌

煙 / 烟 (jin¹) possibly from 蔫 (jin¹, “wilted; shrivelled”) (Bai, 2003).

煙韌

1. (Cantonese) pliable; (of food) chewy

   呢隻糖幾煙韌。
   呢只糖几烟韧。

   ni¹ zek³ tong^4-2 gei² jin¹ ngan⁶.

   This kind of candy is pretty chewy.

   • 2013, 鄺易行, 《良食市場》, Hong Kong: 明報出版社, →ISBN, page 134:

     這裏的糯米糍非常煙韌，而且不太甜，是下午茶的首選。
     这里的糯米糍非常烟韧，而且不太甜，是下午茶的首选。

     ze² leoi⁵ dik¹ no⁶ mai⁵ ci⁴ fei¹ soeng⁴ jin¹ ngan⁶, ji⁴ ce² bat¹ taai³ tim⁴, si⁶ haa⁶ ng⁵ caa⁴ dik¹ sau² syun².

     The glutinous rice balls here are very chewy and not too sweet; it is an excellent choice for afternoon tea.

   • 2024 February 9 (last accessed), “出前一丁 五包裝 北海道小麥粉韓辛味 ”, in 日清食品 ‎, archived from the original on 14 November 2024:

     口感煙韌彈牙
     口感烟韧弹牙

     hau² gam² jin¹ ngan⁶ daan⁶ ngaa⁴

     chewy and springy mouthfeel

2. (Cantonese, of a romantic couple) intimate; lovey-dovey
   • 1923, 夢餘生, “𤀪㵾仔”, in 《新粵謳解心》, 辛酉稿, page 9v:

     弊咯。我共佢温起番嚟。幾咁煙𡁬。
     弊咯。我共佢温起番嚟。几咁烟𡁬。

     bai⁶ lo³. ngo⁵ gung⁶ keoi⁵ wan¹ hei² faan¹ lai⁴. gei² gam³ jin¹ ngan⁶.

     Shucks! When I'm in love with him, we are so intimate.

   • 1947, 楊工良, director, 新白金龍 ‎, spoken by 何水 (伊秋水):

     隨唱攬住跳真煙韌
     随唱揽住跳真烟韧

     ceoi⁴ coeng³ laam² zyu⁶ tiu³ zan¹ jin¹ ngan⁶

     Singing along and dancing while hugging, so intimate

   • 2000 July 25, 小清帆, “鄭耀宗綠帽疑雲”, in hk.politics‎ (Usenet):

     男子甲：「係麗晶酒店囉，我見到佢同一個男人一齊，鬼死咁煙韌。跟住，我仲見到佢地上去開房。」
     男子甲：「系丽晶酒店啰，我见到佢同一个男人一齐，鬼死咁烟韧。跟住，我仲见到佢地上去开房。」

     naam⁴ zi² gaap³: “hai² lai⁶ zing¹ zau² dim³ lo¹, ngo⁵ gin³ dou² keoi⁵ tung⁴ jat¹ go³ naam⁴ jan^4-2 jat¹ cai⁴, gwai² sei² gam³ jin¹ ngan⁶. gan¹ zyu⁶, ngo⁵ zung⁶ gin³ dou² keoi⁵ dei⁶ soeng⁵ heoi³ hoi¹ fong^4-2.”

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   • 2017, 何紫, 何紫兒童小說精選集 2, Hong Kong: 山邊出版社 , →ISBN, page 38:

     琪琪説：「我爹哋媽咪偶然亦會吵架。但多數爹哋賠不是，幾日後就雨過天晴，仲好過舊時，煙韌起來，我都冇眼睇。」
     琪琪说：「我爹哋妈咪偶然亦会吵架。但多数爹哋赔不是，几日后就雨过天晴，仲好过旧时，烟韧起来，我都冇眼睇。」

     kei⁴ kei^4-2 syut³: “ngo⁵ de¹ di⁴ maa¹ mi⁴ ngau⁵ jin⁴ jik⁶ wui⁵ caau² gaa³. daan⁶ do¹ sou³ de¹ di⁴ pui⁴ bat¹ si⁶, gei² jat⁶ hau⁶ zau⁶ jyu⁵ gwo³ tin¹ cing⁴, zung⁶ hou² gwo³ gau⁶ si⁴, jin¹ ngan⁶ hei² loi⁴, ngo⁵ dou¹ mou⁵ ngaan⁵ tai².”

     Kiki said, "My dad and mom would also occasionally get into an argument. But most of the time, Dad would apologize. A few days later, the rain is over and the sun is out, and they're better than before. When they're all lovey-dovey, I can't stand the sight."