臭名昭著 chòu míng zhāo zhù

DEFINITIONS

  1. notorious
  2. infamous
  3. egregious (bandits)

CHARACTERS

臭 chòu smell, stink, emit foul odor
名 míng name, rank, title, position
昭 zhāo bright, luminous; illustrious
著 zhù manifest; (Cant.) to wear