Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 拈

to nip
to grasp with the fingers
to fiddle with
Taiwan pr. (nián)

(old) to be jealous

burn incense

a snap of the fingers
a short moment
in a flash
in the twinkling of an eye

shǒudàoniānlái

lit. to stretch a hand and grab it (idiom)
fig. easy to do

rěcǎoniānhuā

see 拈花惹草 (niānhuārěcǎo)

niānhuārěcǎo

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