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臭坑出臭草

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Chinese

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sense of smell; smell bad; stench
sense of smell; smell bad; stench; stink; smelly; to smell (bad)
 
pit; to defraud
to go out; to come out; to occur
to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)
 
sense of smell; smell bad; stench
sense of smell; smell bad; stench; stink; smelly; to smell (bad)
 
grass; straw; draft (of a document)
grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
 
trad. (臭坑出臭草)
simp. #(臭坑出臭草)
Literally: “smelly grass grows from a smelly ditch”.

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Proverb

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臭坑出臭草

  1. (Cantonese, derogatory) Synonym of 臭罌出臭草臭罂出臭草 (cau3 aang1 ceot1 cau3 cou2)