臭老九 chòu lǎo jiǔ

insult for intellectuals

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. stinking intellectual (contemptuous term for educated people during the Cultural Revolution)

Characters

Character Meaning
臭 chòu HSK 5
smelly; to smell (bad); stench
老 lǎo HSK 1
old (of people)
九 jiǔ HSK 1
nine; 9