chòu

stench

smelly; to smell (bad); repulsive; loathsome; terrible; bad; severely; ruthlessly; dud (ammunition)

nose (自) + dog (犬) = stench

Dogs have an extraordinarily keen sense of smell, so a dog following its nose captures the idea of odor itself. The character originally meant smell in general; the negative connotation of stench developed over time.

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DogSemantic
Originally depicted a noseSemantic

这双鞋子很,你快去洗一洗吧。

zhè shuāng xié zi hěn chòu,nǐ kuài qù xǐ yi xǐ ba。

These shoes smell really bad; go wash them quickly.

他的棋下得很,每次都输。

tā de qí xià de hěn chòu,měi cì dōu shū。

He plays chess terribly and loses every time.

Words with 臭

遗臭万年

yí chòu wàn nián

to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom)

铜臭味

tóng xiù wèi

profit-before-all-else mindset

除臭剂

chú chòu jì

deodorant

除臭

chú chòu

to deodorize

馊臭

sōu chòu

reeking

体臭

tǐ chòu

(unpleasant) body odor

三个臭皮匠,胜过一个诸葛亮

sān gè chòu pí jiang , shèng guò yī gè zhū gě liàng

variant of 三個臭皮匠,賽過一個諸葛亮|三个臭皮匠,赛过一个诸葛亮[san1 ge4 chou4 pi2 jiang5 , sai4 guo4 yi1 ge4 Zhu1 ge3 Liang4]

三个臭皮匠,合成一个诸葛亮

sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè zhū gě liàng

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

三个臭皮匠,赛过一个诸葛亮

sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò yī gè zhū gě liàng

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

三个臭皮匠,赛过诸葛亮

sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò zhū gě liàng

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

三个臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮

sān gè chòu pí jiang , dǐng gè zhū gě liàng

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

乳臭未干

rǔ xiù wèi gān

lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom)

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