煙韌

Chinese

		phonetic	annealed; pliable but strong; tough annealed; pliable but strong; tough; tenacious
trad. (煙韌)		煙	韌
simp. (烟韧)		烟	韧
alternative forms		蔫韌／蔫韧 蔫䵑

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin¹ ngan⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jin¹ ngan⁶
    • Yale: yīn ngahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin¹ ngan⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin¹ ngen⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn⁵⁵ ŋɐn²²/

Adjective

煙韌

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

   呢隻糖幾煙韌。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   呢只糖几烟韧。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   ni¹ zek³ tong^4-2 gei² jin¹ ngan⁶. [Jyutping]

   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。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     这里的糯米糍非常烟韧，而且不太甜，是下午茶的首选。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

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

     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:

     口感煙韌彈牙 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     口感烟韧弹牙 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     hau² gam² jin¹ ngan⁶ daan⁶ ngaa⁴ [Jyutping]

     springy and chewy mouthfeel

2. (Cantonese, of a romantic couple) intimate; lovey-dovey
   • 1921, 夢餘生, “頗靚仔”, in 《新粵謳解心》, volume 1; republished and annotated in 歐陽覺亞, 麥梅翹, editors, 《粵謳釋讀》, Hong Kong: 商務印書館, 2021, →ISBN, page 113:

     弊咯，我共佢溫起番嚟，幾咁煙韌。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     弊咯，我共佢温起番嚟，几咁烟韧。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     bai⁶ lo³, ngo⁵ gung⁶ keoi⁵ wan¹ hei² faan¹ lai⁴, gei² gam³ jin¹ ngan⁶. [Jyutping]

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