捏一把汗

niēyībǎhàn
to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)

CEDICT

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 汗 hàn
  1. perspiration
  2. sweat
  3. to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection)

classifiers: 滴, 頭, 身

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捏一把冷汗 niēyībǎlěnghàn to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)