Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「臭不可當」, with details below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「臭不可當」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
When: bear. 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 dāng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chau3 bat1 ho2 dong3/dong1
Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.
