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銅臭 (tung4 cau3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

銅臭 (tung4 cau3, tóng chòu) — literally: 'to stink of money', used to describe a mercenary person or something where money is the primary concern before everything else

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 銅綠 (tung4 luk6) — verdigris
• 銅銀 (tung4 ngan2) — fake coin
• 銅錢 (tung4 cin4) — copper coin
• 銅鑼灣 (tung4 lo4 waan4) — Causeway Bay, a place in Hong Kong, China
• 銅鑼灣避風塘 (tung4 lo4 waan1 bei6 fung1 tong4) — Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter in Hong Kong [written and colloquial]
• 銅 (tung4) — copper (chemistry); see also 红铜hóngtóng [红铜] M: 块kuài [块]; brass; bronze

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