粵

汗hon6流lau4浹zip3背bui3

simp汗流浃背
hon6 lau4 zip3 bui3hàn liú jiā bèi

English

  1. to sweat profusely (idiom)
  2. drenched in sweat
  3. 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

  1. 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

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