拈[撚]niān? (用兩三個(gè)手指頭夾； 捏) pick up (with the thumb and one or two fingers): 從罐子里 ～ 出一塊糖來(lái) take a candy from the jar; 信手～ 來(lái) pick up at random
◆拈花惹草 lust after flowers and grasses — to chase after loose women; dally with women; enjoy oneself with other women; frequent houses of courtesans; have many love affairs; have promiscuous relations with women; pick flowers by the wayside or to enjoy secret fruits; sow one's wild oats; 拈輕怕重 prefer the light to the heavy — pick easy jobs and shirk hard ones; prefer the light and shirk the heavy; prefer; 拈鬮兒 draw lots; 拈線[絲] twisting |