腥 (seng1) — fishy smell; strong and offensive smell in Cantonese
sengˉ¹腥Mandarin Pinyin: xing1
Meaning of 腥
nounfishy smell; strong and offensive smell
nounraw meat/fish
Example Sentences with 腥
lokˍ₆落diˉ¹啲goengˉ¹薑cungˉ¹蔥zauˍ₆就hoˊ²可jiˏ₅以pikˉ¹辟zauˊ²走zanˍ₆陣jyuˎ₄魚sengˉ¹腥meiˍ₆味。
Drop in some ginger and scallion , can get rid of the fishy smell.
ťou4條jyuˎ₄魚jauˏ₅有dī1啲sēng1腥wo˗₃喎
This fish is a bit fishy.
nī1呢zek˗₃隻gāi1雞jauˏ₅有dī1啲sēng1腥
This chicken is a bit gamey.
keoiˏ₅佢góng2講jeˏ₅嘢hóu2好sēng1腥
What he said is quite offensive/scandalous.
dī1啲jukˍ₆肉mˎ₄唔sān1新sin1,鮮，jauˏ₅有dī1啲sēng1腥
The meat isn't fresh, it's a bit fishy.
Words Containing 腥
血腥hyut3 sing1
bloody, to reek of blood
腥味sing1 mei6
an unpleasant smelling or flavor (mostly refers to fish, seafood, lamb, etc.)
腥悶seng1 mun6
fussy
腌尖腥悶jim1 zim1 seng1 mun6
very fussy
嫌錢腥jim4 cin2 seng1
not interested in money
腥膻sing1 saan1
stinking smell as of fish or mutton
腥亨亨seng1 hang1 hang1
foul-smelling; unpleasant smelling [colloquial]
熱腥jit6 seng1
the damp and humid smell after rainfall in the summer
臭腥cau3 seng1
rank, strong smelling
腥臭seng1 cau3
rank, strong smelling
辟腥pik1 seng1
get rid of an unpleasant smell
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