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ngan6 jan6
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tenacious; tough; strong yet pliable Jyutping jan6 is literary reading; ngan6 is colloquial. These two pronunciations are usually not interchangeable.
 Stroke count: 12
Level: 3
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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堅韌
gin1 ngan6 = tough and pliable; ductile
韌皮
ngan6*1 pei4 = bast
韌帶
jan6 daai3*2 = ligament
韌皮纖維
ngan6*1 pei4 cim1 wai4 = [botany] bast fiber
煙韌
jin1 ngan6 = intimate behavior 粵
韌黐黐
ngan6 ci1 ci1 = strong, tough 粵 |
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Showing all 2 examples containing 韌
呢啲珍珠好韌㗎 粵
These bubbles are very chewy! [Lit. this [plural counter] pearl very chewy [particle] Note: 珍珠/bubbles refers to 珍珠奶茶, bubble milk tea. The "bubbles" are black spheres a few mm in diameter. ] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : 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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