粵

臭cau3罌aang1出ceot1臭cau3草cou2

simp臭罂出臭草
cau3 aang1 ceot1 cau3 cou2chòu yīng chū chòu cǎo

English

  1. a person of inferior background and character [colloquial]
  2. "it is natural that an inferior background will produce someone of low character", an insult to both one's origin and personality; literally, a smelly ditch (or jar) grows smelly grass

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 用嚟鬧人,指一個人出身低微,自然人格都低劣

Examples

  • 你睇個阿媽咁冇文化,個女又冇家教,真係臭坑出臭草。

    Look, the mother is so uncivilised, and the daughter behaves poorly; (it's such a proof that) a smelly ditch grows smelly grass.

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

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