拿捏

nániē
  1. (lit. and fig.) to grasp; to control
  2. (dialect) affecting shyness; coy
  3. (dialect) to deliberately create difficulties; to threaten

CEDICT

dialect

Entry Composition

=1 拿 ná old variant of 拿 ná
=1 拿 ná variant of 拿 ná
=1 拿 ná
  1. to hold
  2. to seize
  3. to catch
  4. to apprehend
  5. to take
  6. (used in the same way as 把 bǎ: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
=2 捏 niē
  1. to hold between the thumb and fingers
  2. to pinch
  3. to mold (using the fingers)
  4. to hold (lit. in one's hand and fig.)
  5. to join together
  6. to fabricate (a story, a report, etc)
=2 捏 niē variant of 捏 niē