hãn
Definition
- Verb:
- To sweat; to perspire: To excrete moisture through the pores of the skin, typically as a physiological response to heat, physical exertion, or emotional stress.
Usage
- Verb: The word "hãn" is a literary or formal verb. It is less common in everyday modern spoken Vietnamese, where "đổ mồ hôi" or "toát mồ hôi" are more frequently used. "Hãn" is often found in classical literature, poetry, or formal writing to describe sweating.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Trời nóng quá khiến anh ấy hãn đầm đìa. (The heat made him sweat profusely.)
- Sau buổi tập vất vả, các vận động viên đều hãn ướt áo. (After the strenuous practice session, all the athletes were sweating, their shirts soaked.)
- Nghe tin dữ, ông ấy hãn lạnh. (Upon hearing the bad news, he broke into a cold sweat.)
Advanced Usage
- "hãn huyết": This is a classical compound term meaning "to sweat blood," used metaphorically to describe extreme effort, anxiety, or suffering.
- Ông ấy đã hãn huyết để xây dựng cơ nghiệp này. (He sweated blood to build this enterprise.)
Variants and Related Words
- Mồ hôi (n): Sweat; perspiration. This is the noun form.
- Mồ hôi rơi trên sàn. (Sweat dripped onto the floor.)
- Đổ mồ hôi (verb phrase): To sweat; to perspire. This is the common, everyday equivalent.
- Tôi đổ mồ hôi khi chạy bộ. (I sweat when I go running.)
- Toát mồ hôi (verb phrase): To sweat; to perspire. Similar to "đổ mồ hôi."
- Cô ấy toát mồ hôi vì lo lắng. (She was sweating from anxiety.)
Synonyms
- Đổ mồ hôi: To sweat.
- Toát mồ hôi: To perspire.
- Thấm mồ hôi: To be damp with sweat.
Related Phrases / Idioms
- Hãn như tắm: To sweat as if taking a bath; to be drenched in sweat.
- Làm việc dưới trời nắng, anh ấy hãn như tắm. (Working under the sun, he was drenched in sweat as if he had taken a bath.)
- Mồ hôi công sức: The sweat of one's labor; representing hard work and effort.
- Đây là thành quả của mồ hôi công sức. (This is the fruit of our hard work and sweat.)
verb
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to sweat; to perspire
