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1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted

凭空捏造

píng kōng niē zào

1 fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up

拿得起放得下

ná de qǐ fàng de xià

1 lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom)
2 fig. to take what comes
3 to meet gains or losses with equanimity

拿着鸡毛当令箭

ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn

1 to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext

捏一把冷汗

niē yī bǎ lěng hàn

1 to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我…我这是刻意捏的，这样才有不规则的美感。你再看这碗身的弧线，我把手指间的力度拿捏得不错，才能呈现出这么流畅的线条。

wǒ …wǒ zhè shì kèyì niē de ，zhèyàng cái yǒu bùguīzé de měigǎn 。nǐ zài kàn zhè wǎn shēn de húxiàn ，wǒ bǎ shǒuzhǐ jiān de lìdù nániē de bùcuò ，cáinéng chéngxiàn chū zhème liúchàng de xiàntiáo 。

I… I shaped it that way deliberately, that’s how I gave it its irregular beauty. Look again at the curvature of the cup’s body, I had to pinch it with just the right amount of pressure between my fingers, and only then did I manage to get such smooth lines.

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教育子女就是一门大学问。总得把分寸拿捏到位。

jiàoyù zǐnǚ jiùshì yī mén dà xuéwèn 。zǒngděi bǎ fēncùn nániē dàowèi 。

Teaching children is a complicated topic. You always have to pin down what is appropriate.

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