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捏一把冷汗

Mandarin · pinyin niē yī bǎ lěng hàn

to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)

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捏: niē · pick with fingers; knead; mold
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
把: bǎ · hold, take; guard; regard as
冷: lěng · cold, cool; lonely
汗: hàn · perspiration, sweat

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1–1–3–3–4 · nie1 yi1 ba3 leng3 han4

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nip6 jat1 baa2 laang5 hon6

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