銅臭

Chinese

		copper	sense of smell; smell bad; stench sense of smell; smell bad; stench; stink; smelly; to smell (bad)
trad. (銅臭)		銅	臭
simp. (铜臭)		铜	臭

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tóngxiù

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tung⁴ cau³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tóngxiù
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tóngsiòu
    • Wade–Giles: tʻung²-hsiu⁴
    • Yale: túng-syòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: torngshiow
    • Palladius: тунсю (tunsju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tung⁴ cau³
    • Yale: tùhng chau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tung⁴ tsau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: tung⁴ ceo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ²¹ t͡sʰɐu̯³³/

Noun

銅臭

1. (literal) odour of cash
2. (satirical) money; avariciousness; affluent person

Derived terms

• 崔烈銅臭 / 崔烈铜臭
• 渾身銅臭 / 浑身铜臭
• 銅臭味 / 铜臭味 (tóngxiùwèi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
銅	臭
どう Grade: 5	しゅう Grade: S
kan'yōon	kan'on

Alternative spelling
銅臭 (kyūjitai)

Noun

銅(どう)臭(しゅう) • (dōshū) ^{←どうしう (dousiu)?}

1. someone who obtains high office through bribery
2. an avaricious person