遺臭萬年

遺臭萬年

See also: 遗臭万年

Chinese

		to lose; to leave behind	sense of smell; smell bad; stench sense of smell; smell bad; stench; stink; smelly; to smell (bad)	ten thousand years; all ages; eternity ten thousand years; all ages; eternity; Wannian County, Shangrao, Jiangxi, China
trad. (遺臭萬年)		遺	臭	萬年
simp. (遗臭万年)		遗	臭	万年

Etymology

Literally: to leave a stink for ten thousand years

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yíchòuwànnián

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˊ ㄔㄡˋ ㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ cau³ maan⁶ nin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yíchòuwànnián
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˊ ㄔㄡˋ ㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yichowwannnian
    • IPA ^(key): /i³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ u̯än⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai⁴ cau³ maan⁶ nin⁴
    • Yale: wàih chau maahn nìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ tsau³ maan⁶ nin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ ceo³ man⁶ nin⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ t͡sʰɐu̯³³ mäːn²² niːn²¹/

Idiom

遺臭萬年

1. to go down in history as a byword of infamy