筋 (gan1) — veins that stand out under the skin in Cantonese
ganˉ¹筋Mandarin Pinyin: jin1
Meaning of 筋
nounveins that stand out under the skin
nounmuscle; tendon; sinew
nounanything resembling a tendon or vein
Example Sentences with 筋
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好gwaiˊ²鬼singˊ²醒nouˏ₅腦gam1.筋。
He's very sharp-minded.
neiˏ₅你nouˏ₅腦gamˉ¹筋zyunˊ²轉dakˉ¹得faai3.快。
Your mind works fast.
ngoˏ₅我go˗₃個nouˏ₅腦gamˉ¹筋mˎ₄唔dim6.掂。
My brain isn't working well.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個haiˍ₆係nouˏ₅腦gamˉ¹筋gapˉ¹急zyunˊ²轉waan1.彎。
This is a brain teaser.
dau˗₃鬥nouˏ₅腦gamˉ¹筋houˊ²好gwo˗₃過dau˗₃鬥hei3.氣。
Using your brain is better than arguing.
Words Containing 筋
鋼筋gong3 gan1
rebar, structural steel
筋肉gan1 juk6
muscle
橡筋zoeng6 gan1
rubber band; elastic band (Mandarin uses 橡皮筋)
死腦筋sei2 nou5 gan1
one-track mind
抽筋菜cau1 gan1 coi3
water spinach; Chinese spinach
抽筋性的cau1 gan1 sing3 dik1
jerky; convulsive; cramped; spasmodic
鋼筋混凝土gong3 gan1 wan6 jing4 tou2
reinforced concrete
黐孖筋ci1 maa1 gan1
crazy
麵筋min6 gan1
gluten
動腦筋dung6 nou5 gan1
to use one's head (to think)
牛筋ngau4 gan1
beef tendon
傷盡腦筋soeng1 zeon6 nou5 gan1
to think hard
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