bathed in sweat

bathed in sweat

Sweating is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h à NLI ú Ji à B è I, which means sweating all over the back. It describes fear or shame. Now it also describes sweating a lot and clothes are soaked. It's from the family of Prime Minister Chen in historical records.

The origin of Idioms

Chen prime minister's family in historical records: "Bo and Xie don't know, sweating on his back, I'm sorry I can't be right." "Empress Fu Ji" in the book of the later Han Dynasty: "when you exercise, you are sweating."

Idiom usage

In the labor competition, everyone did a good job.

Idiom story

Story 1: Huo Guang, general of the Han Dynasty, is an important Minister of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. He assisted emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty, who ascended the throne at the age of eight. Huo Guang was surrounded by a man named Yang Chang, who was very cautious and appreciated by Huo Guang. He was promoted to the position of prime minister and was appointed Marquis of Anping. In fact, Yang Chang is a cowardly, incompetent and timid person. He is not the prime minister at all. In 74 BC, Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty died in Weiyang Palace at the age of 21. Huo Guang negotiated with his ministers and chose Liu He, the grandson of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, as his successor. Who knows, after Liu he succeeded to the throne, he often feasted, sang and danced, and had fun. When Huo Guang heard about it, he was very worried. He secretly discussed with general Zhang Anshi and Da Sima Tian that he wanted to abolish Liu He and establish a new emperor. After deliberation and agreement, Huo Guang sent Tian Yannian to tell Yang Chang so as to act together. When Yang Chang heard this, he was so scared that he was sweating. He was so scared that he was not able to comment. Yang Chang's wife, Ma Qian's daughter of Taishi company, is quite courageous. Seeing her husband's indecision, she was secretly worried. When Tian Yannian was dressing and walking away, she came forward to persuade her husband and said, "how can we be indecisive about state affairs. The general has already made a decision, so you should fight and make a quick decision, or you will be in dire danger. " Yang Chang paced back and forth in the room, but he couldn't make up his mind. It happened that Tian Yannian came back at this time. Mrs. Sima couldn't avoid it. She just met Tian Yannian and told him that her husband was willing to obey the command of the general. After hearing this, Tian Yannian left happily. Tian Yannian returns Huo Guang. Huo Guang is very satisfied. He immediately arranges Yang Chang to lead all the ministers to the table to invite the Empress Dowager. The next day, Yang Chang and his ministers met with the Empress Dowager and stated the reason why the king of Changyi was unable to inherit the throne. The Empress Dowager immediately ordered Liu He to be abolished, and Liu Xun, the great grandson of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, was appointed as king. Story 2 one day, Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty wanted to know something about the country and the people, so he called right Prime Minister Zhou Bo and asked him, "how many large and small cases will be tried and judged in a year?" Zhou Bo was stunned. He lowered his head and said that he didn't know. Emperor Wen asked, "what is the annual income and expenditure of the whole country?" Zhou Bo was sweating so much that he got his clothes wet on his back because he still couldn't answer. Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty also asked Zuo's Prime Minister Chen Ping. Chen Ping said, "there are people in charge of these things. When you ask about the trial of cases, there are Tingwei. When you ask about financial affairs, there are internal histories. As long as you ask them all, you will know." Emperor Wen nodded and was very satisfied with Chen Ping's answer. Later, Zhou Bo felt very ashamed. He felt that his reaction and tact were not as good as Chen Ping's, so he resigned as the right prime minister on the ground that he wanted to go back to his hometown to provide for the aged.