zhú​chòu

to follow a foul smell

  • created sense approved 逐臭 · zhú​chòu · to follow a foul smell — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    逐臭

    zhú​chòu

    to follow a foul smell

    to pursue something smelly; (literary) originally referring to an old story of someone who followed a man with body odor because they liked the smell

    逐 (literal) → 逐 · zhú · to pursue 臭 (literal) → 臭 · chòu · smelly

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 逐臭 · zhú​chòu · to have eccentric tastes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    逐臭

    zhú​chòu

    to have eccentric tastes

    to have odd hobbies or perverted tastes; to have differing proclivities from the mainstream

    逐 (literal) → 逐 · zhú · to pursue 臭 (literal) → 臭 · chòu · smelly

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense