腐臭 (fǔ chòu) — putrid, rotten (smelling of decay) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

adjective

putridrotten (smelling of decay)

Examples

腐臭。
Zhè xiē fǔ chòu de shí wù bù néng zài chī le.
This putrid food cannot be eaten anymore.
腐臭。
Lā jī tǒng lǐ chuán lái yí zhèn fǔ chòu de qì wèi.
A putrid smell came from the trash can.
腐臭。
Zhè tiáo fǔ chòu de yú yīng gāi kuài diǎn rēng diào.
This putrid fish should be thrown away quickly.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

腐fǔrotten

臭chòustinking

“腐” (rotten) and “臭” (stinking) combine to describe a putrid, decayed smell.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

府肉腐

Meaning part形符xíngfú

肉肉ròuflesh; body

Sound part声符shēngfú

府

府fǔ腐fǔ

Same sound today

腐 is built from 肉, meaning flesh or body, and 府, pronounced fǔ, which gives the sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

犬自臭

犬犬quǎndog
自自zìnose

臭 combines 自 (nose) and 犬 (dog), referring to a dog's strong sense of smell; it originally meant 'to smell'.

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