䟴 (ngan3) — stand on tiptoe in Cantonese
ngan˗₃䟴Mandarin Pinyin: zhen4
Meaning of 䟴
nounstand on tiptoe
nounshake; vibrate (one's leg)
verbto rub; to wipe; to chafe
Example Sentences with 䟴
keoiˏ₅佢keiˏ₅企haiˊ²喺douˍ₆度nimˊ²䟴nimˊ²䟴goek3.腳。
He's standing there fidgeting his legs.
go˗₃個sai˗₃細louˍ₆路houˊ²好jai6,曳，sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日nim2.䟴。
The kid is naughty, always fidgeting.
dangˊ²等ganˊ²緊jan4,人，ngoˏ₅我nimˊ²䟴zoˊ²咗zan6.陣。
Waiting for someone, I fidgeted for a bit.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好ganˊ²緊zoeng1,張，go˗₃個sanˉ¹身batˉ¹不tingˎ₄停nim2.䟴。
He's very nervous, his body is constantly fidgeting.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好haiˊ²喺douˍ₆度nimˊ²䟴goek˗₃腳aa1!呀！
Don't fidget your legs here!
Words Containing 䟴
䟴高ngan3 gou1
to stand (but not walk) on tiptoe; to tiptoe
䟴高腳ngan3 gou1 goek3
to stand (but not walk) on tiptoe; to tiptoe
䟴腳ngan3 goek3
to shake one's leg; to enjoy life [colloquial]
䟴身䟴勢ngan3 san1 ngan3 sai3
to act in a low class manner [colloquial]
䟴䟴腳ngan3 ngan3 goek3
enjoy life without (financial) worry
䟴䟴吓ngan3 ngan3 haa5
to shake one's body or leg rhythmically [colloquial]
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