臭名遠揚 chòu míng yuǎn yáng

notorious far and wide; stinking reputation

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. notorious far and wide
  2. 2. stinking reputation

Characters

Character Meaning
臭 chòu HSK 5
smelly; to smell (bad); stench
名 míng HSK 1
name; famous; place (e.g. among winners)
遠 yuǎn
far; distant; remote
揚 yáng
to raise; to hoist; to flutter