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Home / Idiom / 汗流浃背

to sweat profusely (idiom) · drenched in sweat

汗流浃背
hàn liú jiā bèi
h+àn·4th tonel+iú·2nd tonej+iā·1st toneb+èi·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to drip with sweat · sweat poured off (him)挥汗如雨huī hàn rú yǔsweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely · sweating like a pig汗如雨下hàn rú yǔ xiàto perspire · to sweat出汗chū hànblistering hot · sizzling hot (weather)炎热yán rè
Antonyms
a world of ice and snow冰天雪地bīng tiān xuě dìfreezing cold · (so cold that) dripping water freezes · no sooner the water drops down than it freezes up · (of weather) ice-cold · hard (or sharp) frost滴水成冰dī shuǐ chéng bīng