捏一把汗 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to break out into a cold sweat

Character by character

• 捏niēto knead, to mold, to pinch
• 一yīone; a, an; alone
• 把bǎto grasp, to hold; to guard, to take; handle
• 汗hànperspiration, sweat

Idioms sharing a character

• 凭空捏造 píng kōng niē zào
• 砌词捏控 qì cí niē kòng
• 一丁不识 yī dīng bù shí
• 一丘之貉 yī qiū zhī hé
• 一之为甚 yī zhī wéi shèn
• 一干二净 yī gān èr jìng
• 一了百了 yī liǎo bǎi liǎo
• 一事无成 yī shì wú chéng
• 一五一十 yī wǔ yī shí
• 一以贯之 yī yǐ guàn zhī

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