to make up; to concoct or trump up something false

To deliberately sway or wiggle one's body while walking

Affecting shyness or embarrassment; behaving in a coy, mannered, or bashful way that lacks confidence or naturalness.

(idiom) to make something out of nothing; to create a fabrication or frame-up based on no evidence at all

to break out into a cold sweat; to be breathless with anxiety or suspense regarding someone or something

To press or mold things together into one piece; to knead into a single mass.

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

To press, manipulate, or play with; to tease or play tricks on someone

to mold clay or other soft materials into statues, figurines, or utensils

To make up stories or false statements, often for the purpose of slander or false accusation.

To walk or move quietly and stealthily on tiptoe; same as [[轻手轻脚|輕手輕腳|qing1 shou3 qing1 jiao3]]

To strike a pose or act in a self-conscious and artificial manner

to be affectedly bashful or mincing in one's manner; to behave in an unnatural or artificial way

To grasp or control; to handle or measure the scale or propriety of a situation.

To be breathless with anxiety or fear during a dangerous or tense situation.

(colloquial) to take advantage of; to exploit someone

to fabricate a charge or report against someone; to make a false accusation

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

to make a false or fake report

acting in an affectedly bashful, coy, or mincing manner, including in one's gait

To pinch one's nostrils shut with fingers, usually to block a bad smell; used literally.

to crush or break something into pieces using the fingers or hands

to do or negotiate things in secret without letting others know; to act underhandedly

A form of traditional Chinese therapeutic massage, primarily for children, in which the skin along the spine is pinched and massaged to treat digestive issues

A form of therapeutic massage in traditional Chinese medicine, mainly for children, in which the skin along both sides of the spine is squeezed and kneaded from the base to the neck to treat ailments like indigestion.

traditional Chinese medical massage technique involving pinching and pulling the skin along the spine, often used to treat digestive or respiratory issues in children

to put on scholarly airs or pretend to be more proper and upright than one actually is

A person who makes figurines out of dough as a traditional folk art, using steamed flour or glutinous rice mixed with colors.

literally meaning people choose soft persimmons to squeeze; figuratively used to say that the weak are often picked on or exploited

to make a false accusation based on fabricated evidence; to frame up a case against someone

a total fabrication; completely made up

Rice cooked from aged grains lacks stickiness and cannot be shaped into a ball; used as a metaphor to describe people who lack mutual affection and cannot be forced to live or work together successfully.