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  ngan3 an3   jyutping
[1] shake; vibrate (one's leg)
[2] stand on tiptoe


Jyutping ngan3 is standard pronunciation and is not a lazy sound. Ngan3 is probably a nasal-stop alternant of ngat6 ().
verb
Stroke count: 13
Level: 3
Radical: (#157)

This character is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 3409 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Jan 2011 04:54

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detail  ngan3 gou1  zhen4 gao1 = to stand on tiptoe; to tiptoe
detail  ngan3 gou1 goek3  zhen4 gao1 jiao3 = to stand on tiptoe; to tiptoe
detail  ngan3 ngan3 goek3  zhen4 zhen4 jiao3 = shake one's leg; enjoy life

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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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