[-]

Jyutping cau3
Pinyin xiù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. sense of smell
  2. smell bad
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, obsolete
    odour
    • 無色無臭
      无色无臭
      wú sè wú xiù
      colourless and odourless
  2. character, obsolete
    fragrance
  3. character, obsolete
    Original form of 嗅 (xiù, “to smell”).

[-]

Jyutping cau3
Pinyin chòu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. stench
  2. smelly
  3. to smell (bad)
  4. repulsive
  5. loathsome
  6. terrible
  7. bad
  8. severely
  9. ruthlessly
  10. dud (ammunition)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. stench/smelly/to smell (bad)/repulsive/loathsome/terrible/bad/severely/ruthlessly/dud (ammunition)/odour/to sniff/disgusting/stink/notoriety/smell/stinking/odoriferous/unwelcome/bad (temper)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    形容​物件​或者​地方​散​發難​聞​嘅​氣​味​,​甚至​令人​唔​舒服
    smelly; stinking; foul; odorous
    • 你個身好臭啊,快啲去沖個涼啦。
      你个身好臭啊,快啲去冲个凉啦。
      nei5 go3 san1 hou2 cau3 aa3, faai3 di1 heoi3 cung1 go3 loeng4 laa1.
      Your body stinks! Go and take a shower right now.
    • 呢度好臭呀,快啲行啦。
      呢度好臭呀,快啲行啦。
      ni1 dou6 hou2 cau3 aa3, faai3 di1 haang4 laa1.
      It stinks in here. Let's hurry on out.
  2. 形容詞
    脾氣​差
    (of a temper) bad; fierce
    • 臭脾氣
      臭脾气
      cau3 pei4 hei3
      bad temper
  3. 反義詞
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    bad name; bad reputation
    • 遺臭萬年
      遗臭万年
      yí chòu wàn nián
      to go down in history as a byword of infamy
  2. character
    fiercely
    • 臭罵
      臭骂
      chòu mà
      to scold fiercely
  3. character
    bad; poor (luck, skill, etc)
  4. character
    bad smell
    • 體臭
      体臭
      tǐ chòu
      body odour
  5. character
    smelly; stinky
    • 臭豆腐
      臭豆腐
      chòu dòu fu
      stinky tofu
    • 有人覺得榴槤很臭,也有人覺得很香。
      有人觉得榴梿很臭,也有人觉得很香。
      yǒu rén jué de liú lián hěn chòu , yě yǒu rén jué de hěn xiāng .
      Some people think durian is stinky, while others think it smells good.
  6. character
    ugly; repulsive
    • 臭架子
      臭架子
      chòu jià zi
      stinking pretension
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. smell, stink, emit foul odor
  2. Cangjie Input
    HUIK
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级词汇表 #121
  2. HSK3 五级汉字表 #32
  3. HSK3 高等手写字表 #54
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    虽然Luciano可能已经是出类拔萃,但他还是乳臭未干。
    雖然Luciano可能已經是出類拔萃,但他還是乳臭未乾。
    suī rán luciano kě néng yǐ jīng shì chū lèi bá cuì , dàn tā hái shi rǔ xiù wèi gān 。
    • Luciano might have the crowd behind him, but he's still wet behind the ears.
  2. Mandarin
    纳豆闻上去很臭,吃起来很美味。
    納豆聞上去很臭,吃起來很美味。
    nà dòu wén shàng qù hěn chòu , chī qǐ lai hěn měi wèi 。
    • Natto smells awful but tastes delicious.
  3. Mandarin
    我刚打开锅盖,一股恶臭就扑鼻而来。
    我剛打開鍋蓋,一股惡臭就撲鼻而來。
    wǒ gāng dǎ kāi guō gài , yī gǔ è chòu jiù pū bí ér lái 。
    • I just opened the lid, and a foul smell filled my nose.
  4. Mandarin
    我昨晚差点踩到一只臭鼬。
    我昨晚差點踩到一隻臭鼬。
    wǒ zuó wǎn chà diǎn cǎi dào yī zhī chòu yòu 。
    • I almost stepped on a skunk last night.
  5. Mandarin
    我们把他称为“臭鼬人”。
    我們把他稱為“臭鼬人”。
    wǒ men bǎ tā chēng wéi “ chòu yòu rén ”。
    • We call him "Skunk Man".
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    间房罨住成年咁耐唔开门就梗系臭喇。
    間房罨住成年咁耐唔開門就梗係臭喇。
    gaan1 fong2 ap1 zyu6 seng4 nin4 gam3 noi6 m4 hoi1 mun4 zau6 gang2 hai6 cau3 laa1.
    • Of course it smells—the room was closed for a year!
  2. Cantonese
    噫!唔好埋嚟,你成身酒气好臭。
    噫!唔好埋嚟,你成身酒氣好臭。
    ji2! m4 hou2 maai4 lei4, nei5 seng4 san1 zau2 hei3 hou2 cau3.
    • Don't come closer! Your alcohol smell is disgusting.
  3. Cantonese
    臭氧层
    臭氧層
    • ozone layer
  4. Cantonese
    馊臭
    餿臭
    suk1 cau3
    • musty and bad smell
  5. Cantonese
    广志有一对臭袜。
    廣志有一對臭襪。
    gwong2 zi3 jau5 jat1 deoi3 cau3 mat6.
    • 廣志有一雙臭襪子。
    • Mr Gwong-zi has a pair of smelly socks.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    臭口讲句,你做咗啲咁嘅嘢,真系抵你有今日。
    臭口講句,你做咗啲咁嘅嘢,真係抵你有今日。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    来口香喷喷的炸鸡,再嗦一口臭香臭香的螺蛳粉,嗯,画面想起来就非常“可口”,谁说炸鸡和啤酒才是最佳CP?
    來口香噴噴的炸雞,再嗦一口臭香臭香的螺螄粉,嗯,畫面想起來就非常“可口”,誰説炸雞和啤酒才是最佳CP?
    lái kǒu xiāng pēn pēn de zhá jī , zài suō yī kǒu chòu xiāng chòu xiāng de luó sī fěn , ńg , huà miàn xiǎng qǐ lái jiù fēi cháng “ kě kǒu ” , shéi shuō zhá jī hé pí jiǔ cái shì zuì jiā CP ?
    • X
  2. Mandarin
    你当了个臭歌女,你还很拽是不是?
    你當了個臭歌女,你還很拽是不是?
    nǐ dāng le ge chòu gē nǚ , nǐ hái hěn zhuǎi shì bù shì ?
    • X
  3. Cantonese
    臭格
    臭格
    cau3 gaak3
    • holding cell (literally, “stinky cell”)
  4. Mandarin
    遗臭万年
    遺臭萬年
    yí chòu wàn nián
    • to go down in history as a byword of infamy
  5. Mandarin
    臭骂
    臭罵
    chòu mà
    • to scold fiercely