銅臭

Chinese

		copper	sense of smell; smell bad; stench sense of smell; smell bad; stench; stink; smelly; to smell (bad)
trad. (銅臭)		銅	臭
simp. (铜臭)		铜	臭

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tóngxiù

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tung⁴ cau³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tóngxiù
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tóngsiòu
  - Wade–Giles: tʻung²-hsiu⁴
  - Yale: túng-syòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: torngshiow
  - Palladius: тунсю (tunsju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tung⁴ cau³
  - Yale: tùhng chau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tung⁴ tsau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: tung⁴ ceo³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ²¹ t͡sʰɐu̯³³/

Noun

銅臭

(literal) odour of cash
(satirical) money; avariciousness; affluent person

Derived terms

崔烈銅臭 / 崔烈铜臭
渾身銅臭 / 浑身铜臭
銅臭味 / 铜臭味 (tóngxiùwèi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
銅	臭
どう Grade: 5	しゅう Grade: S
kan'yōon	kan'on

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Noun

銅(どう)臭(しゅう) • (dōshū) ^{←どうしう (dousiu)^?}

someone who obtains high office through bribery
an avaricious person