捏一把冷汗

niēyībǎlěnghàn
to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)

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Entry Composition

=1 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)
=1 捏 niē variant of 捏 niē
2 一把 yībǎ a bunch of; a bundle of
3 冷汗 lěnghàn cold sweat

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捏一把汗 niēyībǎhàn to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)