臭 (cau3) — stinking; smelly; foul in Cantonese
cau˗₃臭Mandarin Pinyin: chou4
Meaning of 臭
nounstinking; smelly; foul
noundisgusting; notorious; odious
nounseverely; mercilessly; unrelentingly
Example Sentences with 臭
keoiˏ₅佢diˉ¹啲cau˗₃臭peiˎ₄脾hei˗₃氣douˉ¹都geiˊ²幾ok˗₃惡dingˊ²頂
His bad temper is quite hard to take.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個laap˗₃垃saai˗₃圾tungˊ²桶houˊ²好cau˗₃臭
This trash can smells bad.
ci˗₃廁soˊ²所houˊ²好cau3.臭。
The toilet smells bad.
seoiˊ²水lokˍ₆落gunˊ²管houˊ²好cau3.臭。
The drain pipe smells bad.
manˎ₄蚊hoengˉ¹香houˊ²好cau˗₃臭
The mosquito coil smells bad.
Words Containing 臭
臭八cau3 baat3
a nasty person (lit., "smelly bastard")
臭油膉cau3 jau4 jik1
a rancid smell (of greasy food)
臭名遠揚cau3 ming4 jyun5 jeong4
notorious; infamous; ill-famed; have one's ill reputation spread all over
臭蟲cau3 cung4
bedbugs, known as 臭蟲 because they also have a distinctive oily odor that results from a secretion of scent from their stink glands
臭崩崩cau3 bang1 bang1
stinky, smelly
數臭sou2 cau3
to list someone's faults directly to their face; to scold
葾崩爛臭jyun1 bang1 laan6 cau3
extremely stinky
臭氣燻天cau3 hei3 fan1 tin1
extremly stinky; of a stench to fill the air
臭屁醋cau3 pei3 cou3
chou pi vinegar (lit., "smelly fart vinegar")
臭男人cau3 naam4 jan4
term generally used by women
臭鼬cau3 jau6
a skunk
鹹臭haam4 cau3
smelly from perspiration odor (e.g., from unwashed clothes)
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