4 characters Idiom and proverb 7 939

Progress in Chinese starts with characters, then words, finally idioms. Here’s a free look at 「汗流浹膚」 and its explanation.

The idiom being introduced now is 「汗流浹膚」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.

Describes extreme fear. Same as “sweating profusely”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

hàn liú jiā fū

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

hon6 lau4 jip3 fu1

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