捏面团

Traditional (Taiwan): 捏麵團

niēmiàntuán ㄋㄧㄝ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄢˊ

    • to control or manipulate something or someone at will

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Literally
knead dough
Meaning
To control or manipulate something or someone at will.

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