| 囊 | 15A00 10.02 | 部居  | 畫數 22 | ㄋㄤˊ [nang2] | ||
| N. | (1) A bag, case, sack, purse: 皮囊 a leather case; 革囊 ditto; 行囊 travelling bag; 背囊 knapsack; 被囊 sleeping bag; 囊空如洗 without a penny in one's purse; 探囊取物 things which one can readily lay hands on, easily, as easy as picking one's own pocket; 阮囊羞澀 (allu.) lacking sufficient funds to meet necessary expenses; 囊中物 things already in the bag; 囊中穎 talent is bound to make its mark (as point of awl in pocket) 錦囊妙計 have s.t. up one's sleeve; 酒囊飯袋 “wine bag and rice basket”－(derog.) a glutton and a drunk, a good-for-nothing. (2) A surname. | |||||
| V.t. | To put in a bag: 囊括 [nang2gua1]↓; 囊螢映雪 (allu.) to study hard in spite of poverty (lit., to read by the light of bagged fireflies or the reflected light of snow). | |||||
| Words | 1. 囊 [nang2chuai4], n., (also [nang1]) pork near the pig's nipples.2. 囊括 [nang2gua1], v.t., to bag (wealth, etc.): 囊括一切 sweep up everything. | |||||