汗流浃背 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to sweat profusely
• drenched in sweat

Character by character

• 汗hànperspiration, sweat
• 流liúto flow, to drift, to circulate; class
• 浃jiāto saturate, to drench; wet, damp
• 背bèiback, backside; to betray, to violate

Idioms sharing a character

• 捏一把汗 niē yī bǎ hàn
• 汗如雨下 hàn rú yǔ xià
• 汗牛充栋 hàn niú chōng dòng
• 付之东流 fù zhī dōng liú
• 口碑流传 kǒu bēi liú chuán
• 同流合污 tóng liú hé wū
• 对答如流 duì dá rú liú
• 屁滚尿流 pì gǔn niào liú
• 川流不息 chuān liú bù xī
• 从善如流 cóng shàn rú liú

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