Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「臭不可聞」.
Introducing the Chinese idiom 「臭不可聞」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.
The stench is unbearable. It is used to describe someone with a very bad reputation.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chòu bù kě wén
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chau3 bat1 ho2 man4
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
