Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「汗流浹踵」 for your learning.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「汗流浹踵」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
I sweat a lot, and the sweat flows down to my heels. Often used to describe extreme fear or shame.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
hàn liú jiā zhǒng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
hon6 lau4 jip3 jung2
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
