Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Dripping wet with sweat; soaked with perspiration: Describes a state where sweat is profusely flowing or beading on the skin, often to the point of dripping. It emphasizes the visible, copious amount of sweat.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau trận đấu, các cầu thủ mồ hôi nhễ nhại. (After the match, the players were dripping with sweat.)
  • Làm việc dưới trời nắng gắt, anh công nhân áo ướt nhễ nhại. (Working under the scorching sun, the worker's shirt was soaked through with sweat.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "nhễ nhại" is almost exclusively used to describe sweat. It is a vivid, descriptive term that paints a strong visual image of physical exertion or extreme heat.

Variants and Related Words

• Ướt đẫm (adj): soaked, drenched (can be used for water, rain, or sweat, but is less specific than "nhễ nhại").
• Đầm đìa mồ hôi (phrase): idiomatically equivalent to "drenched in sweat."

Synonyms

• Soaked with sweat
• Drenched in perspiration
• Beading with sweat

Related Idioms

• While "nhễ nhại" itself is not typically part of a larger idiom, it is the standard, vivid descriptor for the state of being covered in sweat.