粵

口hau2臭cau3

hau2 cau3kǒu chòu

English

  1. bad breath
  2. halitosis
  3. bad breath; halitosis
  4. (of one's style or manner in speech) caustic and stinky; inappropriate or rude
  5. described the repetition of saying something and unwillingness to repeat

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 口入面有啲令人厭惡嘅氣味;通常係人地聞到,自己唔覺
  2. 形容人冇口德,講啲嘢不堪入耳
  3. 形容重覆講某啲嘢好多次,唔想再講

Examples

  • 你有口臭。

    You have foul breath.

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  • 腸胃唔好,好容易有口臭。

    It's easy for one to get halitosis if he doesn't have a good digestion.

  • 佢份人好口臭,講親都冇好嘢!

    He often makes stinky remarks and never says anything nice! ----

  • 你要我提醒你幾多次啊?講到口都臭埋!

    How many times do I have to remind you? I don't want to repeat it anymore!

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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