撚 (nan2 nin2) — play tricks; toy with; deceive in Cantonese
nanˊ²撚简 捻
Mandarin Pinyin: nian3
Meaning of 撚
nounplay tricks; toy with; deceive
nounexquisite; delicate; of high quality
nounnan2
Example Sentences with 撚
keoiˏ₅佢miuˉ¹藐lanˊ²撚ngoˏ₅我。
He totally looks down on me.
neiˏ₅你tiuˎ₄條linˊ²撚joengˍ₆樣naaiˏ₅奶haiˉ¹閪zai2.仔。
You f***ing jerk.
keoiˏ₅佢haak˗₃嚇dou˗₃到ngoˏ₅我mungˉ¹懵lanˊ²撚zo2.咗。
He scared me silly.
neiˏ₅你gongˊ²講matˉ¹乜je5?嘢？ngoˏ₅我mungˉ¹懵lan2.撚。
What are you saying? I'm clueless.
gam˗₃咁daaiˍ₆大ginˊ²件si6,事，ngoˏ₅我jyunˎ₄完cyunˎ₄全mungˉ¹懵lan2.撚。
Such a big deal, I'm totally lost.
Words Containing 撚
撚化nan2 faa3
play a practical joke on sb; embarrass sb; make sb look foolish
撚手小菜nan2 sau2 siu2 coi3
(chef's) speciality [also] 撚手菜 [華]: 拿手菜
你知條撚咩nei5 zi1 tiu4 lan2 me1
what the fuck do you know?; how the fuck would you know? [colloquial]
戇撚鳩ngong6 lan2 gau1
dickhead; fucking dumbass; fucking stupid prick [colloquial]
撚頭lan2 tau4
prick head [colloquial]
撚手nan2 sau2
handy
含撚ham4 lan2
Blow job
撚樣nan2 joeng2
face looks like a male genital organ/ penis, it is foul language, meaning dick face
撚菜nan2 coi3
a signature dish (撚手菜 nan2 sau2 coi3)
你咁撚衰nei5 gam3 lan2 seoi1
you're such a jerk; you're such a prick [colloquial]
含撚啦你ham4 lan2 laa1 nei5
go suck dick [colloquial]
噏乜撚嘢ngap1 me1 lan2 je5
what the fuck / hell are you (or is he / she) talking about [colloquial]
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