繃繃緊

Chinese

		to have a taut face; to stretch; taut to have a taut face; to stretch; taut; to tie; to bind	to have a taut face; to stretch; taut to have a taut face; to stretch; taut; to tie; to bind	tight; nervous; strict
trad. (繃繃緊)		繃	繃	緊
simp. (绷绷紧)		绷	绷	紧
alternative forms		掹掹緊／掹掹紧

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maang¹ maang¹ gan²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maang¹ maang¹ gan²
    • Yale: māang māang gán
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maang¹ maang¹ gan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: mang¹ mang¹ gen²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːŋ⁵⁵ maːŋ⁵⁵ kɐn³⁵/

Adjective

繃繃緊

1. (Cantonese, ideophonic, of money) barely enough; stretching the limits
2. (Cantonese, ideophonic, of skin) taut; overly tight