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捏一把冷汗 (nip6 jat1 baa2 laang5 hon6) — break out in a cold sweat (due to fear, tension or nervousness) in Cantonese

nipˍ₆捏jatˉ¹一baaˊ²把laangˏ₅冷honˍ₆汗
Mandarin Pinyin: nie1 yi1 ba3 leng3 han4

Meaning of 捏一把冷汗

nounbreak out in a cold sweat (due to fear, tension or nervousness)

Characters in 捏一把冷汗

捏nip6
clench
一jat1
one; a; an; the
把baa2
handle; hold; grip
冷laang5
(noun) knitting yarn
汗hon6
sweat; perspiration

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