Do You Know the Real Meaning Behind the Chinese Character for Stinky 臭?
The word stinky tends to be used to describe rotten food or something that smells bad. But in Mandarin, it’s associated with a personal characteristic. The Chinese character for stinky is 臭. It’s composed of the characters “oneself” 自 and “important” or “big” 大. In Chinese, “oneself very important” 自大 means a person has a big ego and is very arrogant. ...
