粵

臭cau3味mei6

cau3 mei6chòu wèi

English

  1. bad smell; foul odor
  2. odor, stench, an awful smell

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 難聞嘅氣味

Examples

  • 这个房间最近都没打扫过,有一股臭味。

    The room hasn't been cleaned recently, so it now has a foul aroma.

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

  • 第二天早上,狄馬從垃圾箱裏走了出來,但卻發現自己全身的衣服都沾上了垃圾的臭味。

    The next morning, Dima got out of the dumpster, but only to realize that all of his clothes now smelled like garbage.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 臭味相投

    birds of a feather

  • 有啲人唔鍾意食有臭味嘅食物,例如臭豆腐、榴槤等等。

    Some people dislike smelly food such as stinky tofu, durian, etc.

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

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