銅臭味

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Chinese

		odour of cash; money; avariciousness odour of cash; money; avariciousness; affluent person	taste
trad. (銅臭味)		銅臭	味
simp. (铜臭味)		铜臭	味

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tóngxiùwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tung⁴ cau³ mei⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tóngxiùwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tóngsiòuwèi
  - Wade–Giles: tʻung²-hsiu⁴-wei⁴
  - Yale: túng-syòu-wèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: torngshiowwey
  - Palladius: тунсювэй (tunsjuvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tung⁴ cau³ mei⁶
  - Yale: tùhng chau meih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tung⁴ tsau³ mei⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: tung⁴ ceo³ méi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ²¹ t͡sʰɐu̯³³ mei̯²²/

Noun

銅臭味

the "stench of copper" (i.e., stench of money); used in derogatory phrases to describe people who seem to be greedy for money
充滿銅臭味／充满铜臭味 ― chōngmǎn tóngchòuwèi ― having an overbearing stench of copper

銅臭味

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