Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「銅臭燻天」, explained here.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「銅臭燻天」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Copper smell: the smell of copper coins. Filled with the unpleasant smell of copper coins. It is often used to satirize the ugly character of rich people. It also refers to the widespread bribery and corrupt morals.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tóng chòu xūn tiān
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
tung4 chau3 fan1 tin1
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