汗流浹背
simp汗流浃背hon6 lau4 zip3 bui3hàn liú jiā bèi
English
- to sweat profusely (idiom)
- drenched in sweat
- to sweat profusely; to be soaked with sweat; usually used to describe someone who works very hard or someone who is very scared
粵語 — Cantonese
- 流好多汗,成個背脊濕晒;通常用嚟形容工作好辛苦或非常驚恐
Examples
大家喺烈日當空之下好快就已經汗流浹背。
Everyone sweated profusely soon under the burning sun.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk