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臭坑出臭草 (cau3 haang1 ceot1 cau3 cou2) — a person of inferior background and character [colloquial] in Cantonese

cau˗₃臭haangˉ¹坑ceotˉ¹出cau˗₃臭couˊ²草
Mandarin Pinyin: chou4 keng1 chu1 chou4 cao3

Meaning of 臭坑出臭草

nouna person of inferior background and character [colloquial]

Example Sentences with 臭坑出臭草

keoiˏ₅佢zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係cau˗₃臭haangˉ¹坑ceotˉ¹出cau˗₃臭couˊ²草
He really is a bad apple from a bad bunch.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度diˉ¹啲jan4,人，cau˗₃臭haangˉ¹坑ceotˉ¹出cau˗₃臭couˊ²草
The people here are all bad seeds.
sai˗₃細manˎ₄蚊zai2,仔，cau˗₃臭haangˉ¹坑ceotˉ¹出cau˗₃臭couˊ²草
Youngsters, bad eggs from bad backgrounds.
gongˊ²講zan1,真，cau˗₃臭haangˉ¹坑ceotˉ¹出cau˗₃臭couˊ²草
Honestly, bad apples come from bad situations.
keoiˏ₅佢louˏ₅老dauˍ₆豆douˉ¹都hai6,係，cau˗₃臭haangˉ¹坑ceotˉ¹出cau˗₃臭couˊ²草
His dad is too, like father like son.
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Characters in 臭坑出臭草

臭cau3
stinking; smelly; foul
坑haang1
entrap; cheat; hoodwink
出ceot1
go out; come out
草cou2
the script type of Chinese calligraphy

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