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臭名遠揚 (cau3 ming4 jyun5 jeong4) — notorious; infamous; ill-famed; have one's ill reputation spread all over in Cantonese

cau˗₃臭mingˎ₄名jyunˏ₅遠jeongˎ₄揚
简 臭名远扬
Mandarin Pinyin: chou4 ming2 yuan3 yang2

Meaning of 臭名遠揚

nounnotorious; infamous; ill-famed; have one's ill reputation spread all over

Characters in 臭名遠揚

臭cau3
stinking; smelly; foul
名ming4
fame; reputation; position
遠jyun5
by far; far and away; not anywhere near
揚joeng4
raise; lift up; put up

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