WordTaiwan frequency #20,416
汗流浹背
ㄏㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄚˊ ㄅㄟˋ
“sweating profusely, soaking one's back; describes intense labor, extreme fear, or deep shame”
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汗
ㄏㄢˋ
perspiration; sweat; to sweat; to be speechless (internet slang interjection)
流
ㄌㄧㄡˊ
To flow, move, or drift; to circulate or spread; a stream; a class or grade; to banish or exile.
浹
ㄐㄧㄚˊ
to saturate; to drench; to permeate thoroughly; to be thorough or pervasive; to complete a full cycle (e.g., a ten-day or twelve-day period); harmonious; all over; throughout
背
ㄅㄟˋ
The back of a body or object; to carry on one's back; to learn by heart; to recite; to betray; to turn one's back on; to bear or shoulder a burden.
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- 交流ㄐㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄡˊto exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact; to interchange ideas or information
- 背景ㄅㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇbackground; backdrop; context; circumstances; historical or environmental setting; (fig.) powerful backer or patron
- 背後ㄅㄟˋ ㄏㄡˋbehind; at the back; in the rear; secretly; behind someone's back.
- 流行ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊto spread; to propagate; popular; fashionable; in vogue
- 流程ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄥˊa sequence of steps in a procedure; workflow; the order of operations in a process or plan
- 主流ㄓㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊmainstream; the dominant trend or direction in culture, thought, or society; the principal current of a river.
- 流動ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋto flow; to circulate; to move about; mobile; (of assets) liquid.
- 流浪ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄤˋto wander; to roam; to drift from place to place; homeless; vagrant; (figuratively) to lead a dissolute or unrestrained life
- 流傳ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊto spread; to circulate; to hand down; to be passed on
- 潮流ㄔㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊtide; current; trend; prevailing tendency in fashion, public opinion, or social attitudes
- 輪流ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊto take turns; to alternate; to do something in rotation or in sequence.
- 流失ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕto be washed away; to erode; to be lost; to fail to be retained