English
- a rank odor
- used in 膻中[dan4 zhong1]
- fetid; gamy; rank
- a technical term from Chinese medicine for the center of the chest
- (esp.) hircine
Variants
Words containing 膻
- 腥膻seng1 zin1
the smell of fish, lamb or mutton; meat; a meat diet; a derogatory way to address foreign enemies who have invaded one's country
- 膻中zin1 zung1
see 膻中穴[dan4 zhong1 xue2]
- 豬膻味zyu1 zin1 mei6
boar taint, the taste or odor of sweat or urine in pork from uncastrated pigs
- 膻中穴zin1 zung1 jyut6
(TCM) acupuncture point CV-17, located in the middle of the chest
- 如蟻附膻jyu4 ngai5 fu6 zin1
like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful