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臭不可闻

chòu bù kě wéndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to stink to high heaven / (fig.) (idiom) disgraceful / disgusting
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-68019677e65d8878. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

臭不可聞 臭不可闻 [chou4 bu4 ke3 wen2] /(idiom) to stink to high heaven/(fig.) (idiom) disgraceful; disgusting/

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Other forms in these source records: 臭不可聞

  • 臭
    chòu

    stench / smelly / to smell (bad) / repulsive / loathsome / terrible / bad / severely / ruthlessly / dud (ammunition)

    xiù

    sense of smell / smell bad

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 可
    kě

    (prefix) can / may / able to / -able / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very / but / however

    kè

    used in 可汗[kè hán]

  • 闻
    wén

    to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at

    Wén

    surname Wen

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.