Translingual
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Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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嘫
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*rneːn
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然
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*njen
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肰
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*njen
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繎
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*njon, *njen
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燃
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*njen
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蹨
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*njenʔ, *neːnʔ
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橪
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*njenʔ, *ʔneːn
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撚
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*neːnʔ
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Etymology 1
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Pronunciation
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- Mandarin
- 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/
- Hakka
- Southern Min
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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撚
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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10763
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Phonetic component
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肰
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Rime group
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元
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Rime subdivision
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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撚
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Old Chinese
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/*neːnʔ/
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Definitions
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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
- 撚雀 [Cantonese] ― nan2 zoek3-2 [Jyutping] ― to play with birds (especially pet birds)
- 撚狗 [Cantonese] ― nan2 gau2 [Jyutping] ― to play with dogs
- 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
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Etymology 2
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See 𡳞.
Pronunciation
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Definitions
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撚 (Cantonese, vulgar)
- penis (Classifier: 條/条 c; 轆/辘 c)
- fucking; freaking; the hell; the fuck
- 乜都唔撚識/乜都唔撚识 [Cantonese] ― mat1 dou1 m4 lan2 sik1 [Jyutping] ― to not know a fucking thing
日撚日喺度嘈 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]- jat6 lan2 jat6 hai2 dou6 cou4 [Jyutping]
- to whine every fucking day
- (derogatory) a person associated with a particular identity or trait; -er (usually for males)
- Synonym: 閪/𲈹 (female equivalent)
- 環保撚/环保撚 [Cantonese] ― waan4 bou2 lan2 [Jyutping] ― environmentalist
- 中立撚 [Cantonese] ― zung1 laap6 lan2 [Jyutping] ― a person who is neutral
- 耶撚 [Cantonese] ― je4 lan2 [Jyutping] ― Christard
- 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! [Jyutping] ― You know fuck all!
- 關你撚事!/关你撚事! [Cantonese] ― gwaan1 nei5 lan2 si6! [Jyutping] ― None of your fucking business! / The fuck you care!
- 你有撚用! [Cantonese] ― nei5 jau5 lan2 jung6! [Jyutping] ― You are of fuck all use!
- 道條撚歉!/道条撚歉! [Cantonese] ― dou6 tiu4 lan2 hip3! [Jyutping] ― Apologize my ass! / Like fuck I will apologize!
Coordinate terms
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- (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
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Japanese
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撚 (eumhun 비틀 년 (biteul nyeon), South Korea 비틀 연 (biteul yeon))
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Vietnamese
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Han character
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撚: Hán Nôm readings: niệm
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References
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