綸言汗の如し りんげんあせのごとし Also written 綸言汗のごとし Meanings Expression like sweat cannot return inside the body, the word of an emperor cannot be unsaid Kanji 綸 thread; silk cloth. Read as リン. 言 word. Read as ゲン. 汗 sweat. Read as あせ. 如 as if. Read as ごとし. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists