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捏
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Jyutping
zoeng2 nip6
Pinyin
zhǎng niē
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb
to grasp, to know
蒸水蛋時不能掌捏放多少水量,可直接用蛋殼來兑。
蒸水蛋时不能掌捏放多少水量,可直接用蛋壳来兑。
zhēng shuǐ dàn shí bù néng zhǎng niē fàng duō shào shuǐ liàng , kě zhí jiē yòng dàn ké lái duì .
When making egg soup, if you don’t know how much water to add, you can use the egg shells to measure it.
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
蒸水蛋时不能掌捏放多少水量,可直接用蛋壳来兑。
蒸水蛋時不能掌捏放多少水量,可直接用蛋殼來兑。
zhēng shuǐ dàn shí bù néng zhǎng niē fàng duō shào shuǐ liàng , kě zhí jiē yòng dàn ké lái duì .
When making egg soup, if you don’t know how much water to add, you can use the egg shells to measure it.