








汗流至踵 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sweat profusely”. To the point where sweat runs down to one's heels, often describing extreme fear or profound shame. Literally, “sweat flows to heels”.

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Open the tool →汗流至踵 (hàn liú zhì zhǒng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sweat profusely”.
汗流至踵 is pronounced hàn liú zhì zhǒng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 汗流至踵 means “sweat flows to heels”. It is used to mean “to sweat profusely”.
汗出得多,流到脚跟。常形容极端恐惧或惭愧。