huī​hàn​chéng​yǔ

to sweat profusely

  • created reference approved 挥汗成雨/揮汗成雨 → 张袂成阴/張袂成陰 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挥汗成雨 / 揮汗成雨 huī​hàn​chéng​yǔ

    张袂成阴 / 張袂成陰 zhāng​mèi​chéng​yīn

    synonym

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 挥汗成雨/揮汗成雨 · huī​hàn​chéng​yǔ · to sweat profusely — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挥汗成雨 / 揮汗成雨

    huī​hàn​chéng​yǔ

    to sweat profusely

    to drip with sweat, meaning literally that wiped-away sweat falls like rain

    挥 (literal) → 挥/揮 · huī · to wipe away 汗 (literal) → 汗 · hàn · sweat 成 (literal) → 成 · chéng · to become 雨 (literal) → 雨 · yǔ · rain

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 挥汗成雨/揮汗成雨 · huī​hàn​chéng​yǔ · crowded — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挥汗成雨 / 揮汗成雨

    huī​hàn​chéng​yǔ

    crowded

    describes a place with so many people that their collective sweat would form rain, meaning very crowded; often used alongside [[张袂成阴|張袂成陰|zhang1 mei4 cheng2 yin1]]

    挥 (literal) → 挥/揮 · huī · to wipe away 汗 (literal) → 汗 · hàn · sweat 成 (literal) → 成 · chéng · to become 雨 (literal) → 雨 · yǔ · rain

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