臭錢

Chinese

		sense of smell; smell bad; stench sense of smell; smell bad; stench; stink; smelly; to smell (bad)	coin; money
trad. (臭錢)		臭	錢
simp. (臭钱)		臭	钱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chòuqián

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cau³ cin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chòuqián
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chòucián
    • Wade–Giles: chʻou⁴-chʻien²
    • Yale: chòu-chyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chowchyan
    • Palladius: чоуцянь (čoucjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cau³ cin⁴
    • Yale: chau chìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsau³ tsin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ceo³ qin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐu̯³³ t͡sʰiːn²¹/

Noun

臭錢

1. (derogatory) money (especially ill-gotten or of the rich); filthy lucre

   不要以為手裏有幾個臭錢就可以為所欲為 [MSC, trad.]
   不要以为手里有几个臭钱就可以为所欲为 [MSC, simp.]

   bùyào yǐwéi shǒu lǐ yǒu jǐ gè chòuqián jiù kěyǐ wéisuǒyùwéi [Pinyin]

   Don't think you can do whatever you please with your filthy money.

   拿好你的臭錢／拿好你的臭钱  ―  ná hǎo nǐ de chòuqián  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 「嘻！誰要你的臭錢！」農民這樣回答。 [MSC, trad.]
     「嘻！谁要你的臭钱！」农民这样回答。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1927, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《湖南農民運動考察報告》 (Report on an Investigation of the Peasant Movement in Hunan), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

     “Xī! Shéi yào nǐ de chòuqián!” Nóngmín zhèyàng huídá. [Pinyin]

     “Ugh! Who wants your filthy money?” the peasants reply.