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崔烈銅臭
cuī​liè​tóng​xiù

stink of money

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

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崔烈铜臭/ 崔烈銅臭 cuī​liè​tóng​xiù stink of money

the stench of corruption associated with buying an official position, based on the story of Cui Lie purchasing a high post during the Han dynasty

References

see 铜臭/銅臭 → 崔烈铜臭/崔烈銅臭
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