腥羶

Chinese

fishy (smell) rank odour (of sheep or goats)
trad. (腥羶/腥膻) 腥 羶/膻
simp. (腥膻) 腥 膻

Pronunciation

Noun

腥羶 (literary)

  1. (literally, of beef or mutton) pungent smell
  2. (metonymic) meat; non-vegetarian dish
  3. (figurative, historical) northern invaders
  4. (figurative, derogatory) foreign enemy

Synonyms

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