to nip / to grasp with the fingers / to fiddle with / Taiwan pr. []
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a snap of the fingers / a short moment / in a flash / in the twinkling of an eye
lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom) / fig. to womanize / to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats
burn incense
see 拈花惹草[]
lit. to stretch a hand and grab it (idiom) / fig. easy to do
(old) to be jealous
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