捏一把冷汗 in English nie1 yi1 ba3 leng3 han4 Meaning

Meanings

• to break out into a cold sweat (idiomatic expression)

Pinyin

nie1 yi1 ba3 leng3 han4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

捏nie1to pinch (with one's fingers) 一yi1one 把ba3to hold 冷leng3surname Leng 汗han4see 可汗[ke4 han2], 汗國|汗国[han2 guo2]