捏一把冷汗

niē yī bǎ lěng hàn

Dictionary entry

to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)

What does 捏一把冷汗 mean?

捏一把冷汗 (niē yī bǎ lěng hàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)

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捏niēto hold between the thumb and fingers · to pinch 一yīone · single 把bǎto hold; to grasp · to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 冷Lěngsurname Leng 汗hánsee 可汗[ke4 han2], 汗國|汗国[han2 guo2]

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捏一把冷汗

niē yī bǎ lěng hàn

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