to hold between the thumb and fingers; to pinch; to mold (using the fingers); to hold (lit. in one's hand and fig.); to join together; to fabricate (a story, a report, etc)
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affecting shyness or embarrassment; coy; mincing (walk, manner of speech); mannered
拿捏ná niē
(lit. and fig.) to grasp; to control; (dialect) affecting shyness; coy; (dialect) to deliberately create difficulties; to threaten
扭扭捏捏niǔ niǔ niē niē
affecting shyness or embarrassment; coy; mincing (walk, manner of speech); mannered
柿子挑软的捏shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niē
lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom); fig. it's the weak (i.e. 軟柿子|软柿子[ruan3 shi4 zi5]) who get picked on; bullies pick soft targets