拈香
拈香 niān xiāng ㄋㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤ nim1 hoeng1
- burn incense
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More words with these characters
拈
- 拈指 niān zhǐ ㄋㄧㄢ ㄓˇ nim1 zi2 a snap of the fingers
- 拈酸 niān suān ㄋㄧㄢ ㄙㄨㄢ nim1 syun1 (old) to be jealous
- 惹草拈花 rě cǎo niān huā ㄖㄜˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚ je5 cou2 nim1 faa1 see 拈花惹草[nian1 hua1 re3 cao3]
- 手到拈来手到拈來 shǒu dào niān lái ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢ ㄌㄞˊ sau2 dou3 nim1 loi4 lit. to stretch a hand and grab it (idiom)
- 拈花惹草 niān huā rě cǎo ㄋㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄖㄜˇ ㄘㄠˇ nim1 faa1 je5 cou2 lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
香
- 烧香燒香 shāo xiāng ㄕㄠ ㄒㄧㄤ siu1 hoeng1 to burn incense
- 香味 xiāng wèi ㄒㄧㄤ ㄨㄟˋ hoeng1 mei6 fragrance
- 香料 xiāng liào ㄒㄧㄤ ㄌㄧㄠˋ hoeng1 liu2 spice
- 香水 xiāng shuǐ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄕㄨㄟˇ hoeng1 seoi2 perfume
- 香油 xiāng yóu ㄒㄧㄤ ㄧㄡˊ hoeng1 jau4 sesame oil
- 香烟香煙 xiāng yān ㄒㄧㄤ ㄧㄢ hoeng1 jin1 smoke from incense (burned as an offering to one's ancestors); (fig.) continuation of family line
Idioms with these characters
- 拈花惹草 niān huā rě cǎo ㄋㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄖㄜˇ ㄘㄠˇ nim1 faa1 je5 cou2 lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
- 手到拈来手到拈來 shǒu dào niān lái ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢ ㄌㄞˊ sau2 dou3 nim1 loi4 lit. to stretch a hand and grab it (idiom)
- 宝马香车寶馬香車 bǎo mǎ xiāng chē ㄅㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄜ bou2 maa5 hoeng1 ce1 precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle
- 齿颊生香齒頰生香 chǐ jiá shēng xiāng ㄔˇ ㄐㄧㄚˊ ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ ci2 gaap3 sang1 hoeng1 lit. to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom)
- 吃香喝辣 chī xiāng hē là ㄔ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄏㄜ ㄌㄚˋ hek3 hoeng1 hot3 laat6 lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom)
- 国色天香國色天香 guó sè tiān xiāng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤ gwok3 sik1 tin1 hoeng1 national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty
- 拣佛烧香揀佛燒香 jiǎn fó shāo xiāng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄛˊ ㄕㄠ ㄒㄧㄤ gaan2 fat6 siu1 hoeng1 to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person