崔烈铜臭 cuīliètóngxiù stink of money Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 崔 cuī Cui Surname; common Chinese family name烈 liè illustrious (literary) bright; illustrious; famous铜臭 銅臭 tóngxiù stench of corruption Used to mock those who purchase government offices with money, referencing the story of Cui Lie in the Later Han dynasty