拈 {nián}

1. to nip
2. to grasp with the fingers
3. to fiddle with
4. Taiwan pr. [nian2]

拈 nim¹ {niān}

1. to nip
2. to grasp with the fingers
3. to fiddle with
4. Taiwan pr. [nian2]

拈香 nim¹ hoeng¹ {niān xiāng}

burn incense

拈酸 nim¹ syun¹ {niān suān}

(old) to be jealous

拈指 nim¹ zi² {niān zhǐ}

1. a snap of the fingers
2. a short moment
3. in a flash
4. in the twinkling of an eye

拈輕怕重〔-轻--〕 nim¹ hing¹ paa³ cung⁵ {niān qīng pà zhòng}

picking easy jobs and avoid the hard ones

拈花惹草 nim¹ faa¹ je⁵ cou² {niān huā rě cǎo}

1. lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
2. fig. to womanize
3. to frequent brothels
4. to sow one's wild oats