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[粵] cau3 [國] chou4 [1] stinking; smelly; foul [2] disgusting; notorious; odious [3] severely; mercilessly; unrelentingly [粵] cau3 [國] xiu4 [1] [n] smell; scent; odour [2] [v] variant of 嗅 Default PoS:  Additional PoS:    Stroke count: 10
Level: 2
Radical: 自 (#132)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 17401 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46 |
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屙臭臭
o1 cau3 cau3 = poop, defecate, take a dump 粵
口臭
hau2 cau3 = halitosis; bad breath
臭丸
cau3 jyun4*2 = camphor ball
臭豆腐
cau3 dau6 fu6 = fermented bean curd (lit., "smelly tofu")
臭狐
cau3 wu4 = smelly/stinky armpit
臭口
cau3 hau2 = bad/smelly breath
樟腦臭丸
zoeng1 nou5 cau3 jyun4*2 = camphor balls, moth balls
臭崩崩
cau3 bang1 bang1 = stinky, smelly 粵
臭氧
cau3 joeng5 = ozone
惡臭
ok3 cau3 = stench
三個臭皮匠,勝過一個諸葛亮
saam1 go3 cau3 pei4 zoeng6 sing3 gwo3 jat1 go3 zyu1 got3 loeng6 = two heads are better than one
臭八
cau3 baat3 = a nasty person (lit., "smelly bastard")
臭八公
cau3 baat3 gung1 = a nasty gossip (of a male, lit., "smelly bastard") 粵
臭亨亨
cau3 hang1 hang1 = smelly; stinking
臭腥
cau3 seng1 = rank, strong smelling
腥臭
seng1 cau3 = rank, strong smelling
臭水
cau3 seoi2 = carbolic acid (lit., "smelly water")
臭屎密冚
cau3 si2 mat6 kam2 = keep smelly things secretly covered (keep scandals out of the public eye) 粵
口臭仔
hau2 cau3 zai2 = sb who has a habit of causing trouble with what he says 粵
遺臭萬年
wai4 cau3 maan6 nin4 = to be remembered with a bad reputation
數臭
sou2 cau3 = to list someone's faults directly to their face; to scold
臭氧層
cau3 joeng5 cang4 = ozone layer
臭蟲
cau3 cung4 = bedbugs
臭鼬
cau3 jau6 = a skunk
臭四
cau3 sei3 = a stupid useless person (lit., "smelly four") 粵
臭草
cau3 cou2 = common rue herb (Herba Rutae)
酸宿爛臭
syun1 suk1 laan6 cau3 = describes an ill-smelling sour stench 粵
鹹臭
haam4 cau3 = smelly from perspiration odor (e.g., from unwashed clothes) 粵
臭屁醋
cau3 pei3 cou3 = chou pi vinegar (lit., "smelly fart vinegar") 粵
臭語
cau3 jyu5 = foul language
餓死老婆燻臭屋
ngo6 sei2 lou5 po4 fan1 cau3 uk1 = be unable to earn enough money to get married or sustain a wife when married 粵
臭味相投
cau3 mei6 seong1 tau4 = be two of a kind; peas in a pod; have similar likes and dislikes with sb.
臭氣燻天
cau3 hei3 fan1 tin1 = extremly stinky; of a stench to fill the air
臭名遠揚
cau3 ming4 jyun5 jeong4 = notorious; infamous; ill-famed; have one's ill reputation spread all over
臭名昭著
cau3 ming4 ciu1 zyu3 = notorious; infamous; ill-famed; be of ill repute
臭男人
cau3 naam4 jan4 = bad guy, bad man
臭油膉
cau3 jau4 jik1 = a rancid smell (of greasy food) 粵
辟臭
pik1 cau3 = eliminate odor 粵
乳臭未乾
jyu5 cau3 mei6 gon1 = wet behind the ears
冤崩爛臭
jyun1 bang1 laan6 cau3 = variant of 葾崩爛臭 粵
響屁不臭,臭屁不響
hoeng2 pei3 bat1 cau3 cau3 pei3 bat1 hoeng2 = loud farts don't smell, the really smelly ones are deadly silent
臭名昭彰
cau3 ming4 ciu1 zoeng1 = be notorious
逐臭之夫
zuk6 cau3 zi1 fu1 = eccentric person
葾崩爛臭
jyun1 bang1 laan6 cau3 = extremely stinky 粵 |
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