臭 名 昭 著

chòu míng zhāo zhùdictionary entry

notorious / infamous / egregious (bandits)

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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.

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Original source entry:

臭名昭著臭名昭著 [chou4 ming2 zhao1 zhu4] /notorious/infamous/egregious (bandits)/

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Reference information

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Character information

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臭
chòu
stench / smelly / to smell (bad) / repulsive / loathsome / terrible / bad / severely / ruthlessly / dud (ammunition)
xiù
sense of smell / smell bad
名
míng
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people
昭
zhāo
bright / clear / manifest / to show clearly
著
zhāo
a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuó]) / trick / tactic / (dialect) okay / all right / (dialect) to put in / to add
zháo
to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in
zhe
aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
zhuó
to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply / used in 執著|执著[zhí zhuó]
zhù
to make known / to show / to prove / to write / book / outstanding

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