niē​bǎ​hàn

to be on edge

  • created sense approved 捏把汗 · niē​bǎ​hàn · to be on edge — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    捏把汗

    niē​bǎ​hàn

    to be on edge

    to be breathless with anxiety or tension; to be extremely worried or nervous about a risky situation

    捏, 把汗

    捏 (literal) → 捏 · niē · to clutch 把 (literal) → 把 · bǎ · [classifier] 汗 (literal) → 汗 · hàn · sweat

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense