臭草 (cau3 cou2) — common rue herb (Herba Rutae) in Cantonese
cau˗₃臭couˊ²草Mandarin Pinyin: chou4 cao3
Meaning of 臭草
nouncommon rue herb (Herba Rutae)
nounrue (Ruta graveolens)
Example Sentences with 臭草
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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