臭罌出臭草 (cau3 aang1 ceot1 cau3 cou2) — a person of inferior background and cha… in Cantonese

cau˗₃臭aangˉ¹罌ceotˉ¹出cau˗₃臭couˊ²草

简臭罂出臭草

Mandarin Pinyin: chou4 ying1 chu1 chou4 cao3

Meaning of 臭罌出臭草

nouna person of inferior background and character [colloquial]

keoiˏ₅佢louˏ₅老dauˍ₆豆zauˍ₆就haiˍ₆係cau˗₃臭jengˉ¹罌ceotˉ¹出cau˗₃臭couˊ²草

His dad is just like him, a bad person breeds a bad person.

niˉ¹呢gaaˉ¹家janˎ₄人douˉ¹都haiˍ₆係cau˗₃臭jengˉ¹罌ceotˉ¹出cau˗₃臭couˊ²草

This whole family is like father, like son (bad traits run in the family).

gwoˊ²果jinˎ₄然cau˗₃臭jengˉ¹罌ceotˉ¹出cau˗₃臭couˊ²草

As expected, like father, like son (in a negative way).

taiˊ²睇keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個joengˍ₆樣douˉ¹都ziˉ¹知cau˗₃臭jengˉ¹罌ceotˉ¹出cau˗₃臭couˊ²草

Just looking at him, you know he's trouble, just like his dad.

keoiˏ₅佢zaiˊ²仔seoiˉ¹衰zaiˊ²仔，haiˍ₆係cau˗₃臭jengˉ¹罌ceotˉ¹出cau˗₃臭couˊ²草

His son is a scoundrel, a chip off the old block.

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