汗流浃背

Traditional: 汗流浹背

hàn liú jiā bèi

Dictionary entry

to sweat profusely (idiom)

What does 汗流浃背 mean?

汗流浃背 (hàn liú jiā bèi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to sweat profusely (idiom)

2drenched in sweat

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汗hánsee 可汗[ke4 han2], 汗國|汗国[han2 guo2]流liúto flow · to disseminate 浃jiāsoaked · to wet 背bēivariant of 背[bei1]

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汗流浃背

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