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煙韌

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Chinese

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phonetic
annealed; pliable but strong; tough
annealed; pliable but strong; tough; tenacious
 
trad. (煙韌)
simp. (烟韧)
alternative forms 蔫韌蔫韧
蔫䵑

Etymology

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(jin1) possibly from (jin1, wilted; shrivelled) (Bai, 2003).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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煙韌

  1. (Cantonese) pliable; (of food) chewy
    煙韌 [Cantonese, trad.]
    烟韧 [Cantonese, simp.]
    ni1 zek3 tong4-2 gei2 jin1 ngan6. [Jyutping]
    This kind of candy is pretty chewy.
  2. (Cantonese, of a romantic couple) intimate; lovey-dovey