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擰

简拧 · 繁擰

Mandarin · pinyin níng#

to pinch
wring

Mandarin · pinyin nǐng#

mistake
to twist

Mandarin · pinyin nìng#

stubborn

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擰: Look up this written character
拧: níng · pinch; twist, wring; determined

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2 · ning2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ling2 · ling6 · ning1 · ning4 · ning6

Cantonese word readings for 擰. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character

to twist; to wring
to pinch; to tweak

character

to twist; to screw
(colloquial) wrong; mistaken
(colloquial, of two people) to disagree; to be at odds

character

(colloquial) stubborn; obstinate; unbending; headstrong

character

(Cantonese) to turn around

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