狐臭

Chinese

	fox	sense of smell; smell bad; stench sense of smell; smell bad; stench; stink; smelly; to smell (bad)
trad. (狐臭)	狐	臭
simp. ^#(狐臭)	狐	臭
alternative forms	胡臭
anagram	臭狐

Etymology

So named because such odor is similar to fox scent.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): húchòu

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˊ ㄔㄡˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): fu² cou⁴
Cantonese (Jyutping): wu⁴ cau³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): hô͘-chhàu / hô͘-hiù

(Teochew, Peng'im): hu⁵ hiun³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: húchòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊ ㄔㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: húchòu
  - Wade–Giles: hu²-chʻou⁴
  - Yale: hú-chòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwuchow
  - Palladius: хучоу (xučou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    狐臭
    胡臭
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: fu² cou⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: fu cou
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu²¹ t͡sʰəu²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wu⁴ cau³
  - Yale: wùh chau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wu⁴ tsau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: wu⁴ ceo³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuː²¹ t͡sʰɐu̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hô͘-chhàu
  - Tâi-lô: hôo-tshàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hozhaux
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰau¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰau²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰau²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hô͘-hiù
  - Tâi-lô: hôo-hiù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ho'hiux
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hɔ²⁴⁻²² hiu²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: hu⁵ hiun³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hû hiùⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hĩũ²¹³/

Noun

狐臭

body odour (especially in the armpit region)

Synonyms

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汗味 (hànwèi)
狐臊 (húsāo)
腋臭 (yèchòu)
臭狐 (chòuhú) (Hong Kong)
酸臭 (suānchòu)
體臭 / 体臭

Dialectal synonyms of 狐臭 (“body odour”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		狐臭, 狐臊
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	狐臭, 豬狗臭 dated
	Taiwan	狐臭
	Chengde	臭胳肢窩
	Chifeng	腋臭, 臭胳肢窩
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	臭胳肢窩
	Heihe	狐臭氣, 腋臭, 臊胳肢窩
	Qiqihar	臊胳肢窩, 臭胳肢窩
	Harbin	腋臭, 臭膀子
	Jiamusi	腋臭, 臭膀子
	Baicheng	狐臭
	Changchun	臭胳肢窩
	Tonghua	臭胳肢窩
	Shenyang	狐臭, 腋臭
	Jinzhou	臭胳肢窩
	Singapore	狐臭
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	臭胳肢窩
	Tangshan	臭胳肢窩
	Cangzhou	臭胳肢窩
	Baoding	狐臭
	Shijiazhuang	狐臭
	Lijin	狐臊子氣
	Jinan	狐臭
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	狐臊
	Dandong	狐臭
	Yantai	狐臊
	Yantai (Muping)	狐臊
	Qingdao	狐臊, 狐臊味兒
	Zhucheng	狐臊
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	狐臭
	Lingbao	狐臭
	Jining	狐臭眼子
	Wanrong	臭眼
	Linfen	狐臭
	Shangqiu	狐臭氣
	Yuanyang	狐臭, 狐臭子
	Zhengzhou	狐臭
	Xinyang	狐臭
	Baihe	狐臭
	Xi'an	狐臭
	Tianshui	臭袋
	Xining	狐臭, 長袖袖, 臭胎
	Xuzhou	狐臭
	Fuyang	狐臭
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	狐臭, 腋臭, 臭股子
	Lanzhou	狐臭, 臊
	Dunhuang	狐臭, 香袋子, 臭胎子
	Hami	膈老臭
	Ürümqi	膈老臭, 狐臭
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	狐臭, 狐氣
	Nanchong	狐臭
	Dazhou	狐老臭
	Hanyuan	狐臭
	Xichang	狐臭
	Zigong	狐老臭
	Chongqing	狐臭, 狐老兒臭
	Wuhan	狐臭, 體氣
	Yichang	狐臭
	Xiangyang	狐臭
	Tianmen	狐臭
	Guiyang	狐臭, 狐臊, 狐臊氣
	Zunyi	狐臭
	Bijie	夾汗
	Liping	狐臊臭
	Zhaotong	夾汗
	Dali	夾汗臭
	Kunming	狐臭, 胳肢窩臭
	Mengzi	夾汗
	Guilin	狐臊氣
	Liuzhou	狐臭, 狐狸臊, 狐臊
	Jishou	狐臭
	Changde	狐臭
	Hanzhong	狐臭, 臭根子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	狐臊臭, 狐狸臭
	Yangzhou	狐臭, 狐臊臭, 腋臭
	Lianyungang	狐臊子
	Lianshui	大袖頭子, 大袖籠子
	Nantong	狐臊臭
	Anqing	狐臭
	Wuhu	狐臭, 狐臊味, 蛤蟆臊
	Hefei	狐臭
	Hong'an	狐臭, 袖風, 袖風味
Cantonese	Guangzhou	臊臭, 臭狐
	Hong Kong	臭狐
	Taishan	臭狐
	Dongguan	臭狐
Gan	Nanchang	狐臊
	Pengze	胳屑
	Lichuan	膈摘臊
	Pingxiang	狐皮朥
Hakka	Meixian	狐癖, 臭狐癖
	Xingning	臭狐佛
	Dabu (Xihe)	臭狐癖
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	臭狐癖
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	臭狐佛
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	臭狐佛
	Wuhua (Changbu)	臭狐佛
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	臭狐佛
	Changting	臭狐皮
	Longyan (Yongding)	臭狐狸
	Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)	狐狸麝
	Wuping (Zhongshan)	臭狐狸臊
	Liancheng (Peitian)	臭狐脅
	Liancheng (Juxi)	狐狸緒
	Liancheng (Laiyuan)	狐臭
	Yudu	狐狸臊
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	狐癖, 臭狐癖
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	狐癖, 臭狐癖
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	狐癖, 臭狐癖
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	狐癖, 臭狐癖
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	臭脅下
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	狐癖
	Bangkok (Meixian)	臭臊
	Bangkok (Fengshun)	狐狸臭
Huizhou	Jixi	肉腥臭, 膈辣臭
Huizhou	Shexian	狐臭, 狐酸臭
Jin	Taiyuan	臭骨頭
	Yangyuan	腋臭, 狐臭, 臭筒子
	Datong	狐臭, 狐臭子
	Xinzhou	臭哩, 臭圪桶
	Lüliang (Lishi)	臭骨子
	Changzhi	骨臭, 臭骨頭
	Linhe	臭骨子, 門戶
	Jining	狐臭
	Hohhot	狐臭氣
	Erenhot	臭核子
	Pingshan	狐臭
	Zhangjiakou	臭筒子
	Handan	狐臭氣
	Suide	狐臭
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	臭𦤟
Southern Min	Xiamen	胳獻, 狐獻
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	臭貓仔獻
	Tainan	胳獻, 狐獻
	Singapore (Hokkien)	麻宇
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	臭獻
	Shantou	臭胳囊下
	Leizhou	馬汗
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	臊牯羊
Wu	Shanghai	豬狗臭, 狐臭
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	豬狗臭
	Shanghai (Chongming)	豬狗臭
	Suzhou	豬狗臭
	Danyang	豬狗臭
	Hangzhou	肋心臭
	Ningbo	老鴉臭
	Wenzhou	鸕鶿臭
	Jinhua	性臭, 狐臭
Xiang	Changsha	狐皮朥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
狐	臭
わきが
Hyōgai	Grade: S
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 狐臭 – see the following entry.

【腋臭わきが】

[noun] body odour

Alternative spelling
胡臭

(This term, 狐臭, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)