臭烘烘 (chòu hōng hōng) — (colloquial adjective) stinking, smelly (intensified, pervasive odor)
Definition
An emphatic adjective meaning 'stinking' — a stronger, more vivid form of 臭, often used in colloquial speech to describe a pervasive bad smell. Typically reduplicated and modified by 的.
verb
(colloquial adjective) stinkingsmelly (intensified, pervasive odor)
Examples
- 臭烘烘，。Zhè ge fáng jiān chòu hōng hōng de, kuài kāi chuāng tòu tòu qì.This room stinks — open the window and let some air in.
- ，臭烘烘。Lā jī duī zài tài yáng xià bào shài, zhěng gè xiàng zi dōu biàn de chòu hōng hōng de.The trash pile baked in the sun, making the whole alleyway stink.
- ，臭烘烘。Tā yì shēn hàn wèi, zǒu jìn le jué de chòu hōng hōng de.He smelled of sweat all over, and when he got close, it felt really stinky.
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