汗不敢出 — “Too scared or nervous to sweat”
汗不敢出 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Too scared or nervous to sweat”. Extremely frightened or apprehensive. Literally, “Sweat dare not come out”.
汗不敢出 Pronunciation and Pinyin
汗不敢出 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 汗不敢出
During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhong Yao had two sons, Zhong Yu and Zhong Hui, who were famous from a young age. Emperor Wen of Wei (Cao Pi) heard about them and summoned them for an audience.
The Emperor noticed Zhong Yu was sweating and asked why. Zhong Yu replied, 'I am so frightened and nervous that sweat is pouring out like a gush.'
The Emperor then asked Zhong Hui why he was not sweating. Zhong Hui replied, 'I am so frightened and apprehensive that I dare not even sweat.'
Emperor Wen was deeply pleased with both of them.
Idioms Related to 汗不敢出
More idioms starting with 汗
- hàn汗chū出zhān沾bèi背drenched in sweat
- hàn汗chū出qià洽bèi背drenched in sweat from extreme fear
- hàn汗chū出jiā浃bèi背drenched in sweat from fear
- hàn汗rú如yǔ雨xià下sweat profusely
- hàn汗qià洽gǔ股lì栗sweating and trembling with fear
- hàn汗liú流jiā夹bèi背drenched in sweat from extreme fear
- hàn汗liú流jiē接zhǒng踵sweat flowing to one's heels
- hàn汗liú流qià洽bèi背drenched in sweat from fear or exertion
- hàn汗liú流qià洽yī衣sweat profusely, soaking clothes
- hàn汗liú流jiā浃tǐ体drenched in sweat from extreme fear
- hàn汗liú流jiā浃fū肤drenched in a cold sweat from extreme fear
- hàn汗liú流jiā浃bèi背drenched in sweat
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Open the tool →Questions about 汗不敢出
What does 汗不敢出 mean?
汗不敢出 (hàn bù gǎn chū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Too scared or nervous to sweat”.
How do you pronounce 汗不敢出?
汗不敢出 is pronounced hàn bù gǎn chū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 汗不敢出 literally mean?
Literally, 汗不敢出 means “Sweat dare not come out”. It is used to mean “Too scared or nervous to sweat”.
Where does 汗不敢出 come from?
汗不敢出 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 汗不敢出?
吓得连汗都不敢往外冒了。形容紧张害怕到了极点。