粵

汗hon6水seoi2

hon6 seoi2hàn shuǐ

English

  1. sweat
  2. perspiration
  3. sweat
  4. perspiration; hard work

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 由皮膚毛孔分泌出嚟嘅水份,份量因體温、恐懼心情、病等因素而增加(量詞:滴)
  2. 比喻努力

Examples

  • 他擦去了脸上的汗水。

    He wiped the sweat from his face.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 汗水從我的額頭上落下。

    The sweat was dripping off my brow.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 他們不只是洗去汗水、汙垢和鎮日的操勞,同時也沉浸在閒話家常日常生活當中。

    They not only washed off the sweat, dirt and cares of the day in the hot water, but also enjoyed gossiping about everyday affairs.

    Tatoeba · Rebeca CC BY

  • 勞動工人每日都會出大量汗水。

    The blue-collars sweat a lot every day. ----

  • 天才係百分之1嘅靈感同百分之99嘅汗水。

    Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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