铜臭薰天 — “Describes an atmosphere permeated by the pervasive influence of money”
铜臭薰天 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes an atmosphere permeated by the pervasive influence of money”. Often through bribery and corruption, leading to moral decay. Literally, “The stench of copper money pervades the sky”.
铜臭薰天 Pronunciation and Pinyin
铜臭薰天 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 铜臭薰天
Idioms Related to 铜臭薰天
More idioms starting with 铜
- tóng铜chún唇tiě铁shé舌exceptionally eloquent and persuasive speaker
- tóng铜wéi围tiě铁mǎ马impenetrable stronghold
- tóng铜chéng城tiě铁bì壁an impregnable defense
- tóng铜qiáng墙tiě铁bì壁an impregnable defense
- tóng铜bì壁tiě铁qiáng墙an impregnable defense
- tóng铜hú壶kè刻lòu漏the relentless passage of time
- tóng铜hú壶dī滴lòu漏slow passage of time
- tóng铜hú壶lòu漏duàn断deep into the night
- tóng铜tóu头tiě铁bì臂invulnerable and powerful
- tóng铜tóu头tiě铁é额extremely brave and formidable
- tóng铜shān山xī西bēng崩，，luò洛zhōng钟dōng东yīng应Major events trigger distant reactions
- tóng铜shān山jīn金xué穴immensely wealthy
Recommended tools
Stroke Order Animator
Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
Open the tool →
Character Highlight Animator
Choose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order
Open the tool →
Chinese Text Image Generator
Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
Open the tool →
Picture Worksheets
Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets
Open the tool →Questions about 铜臭薰天
What does 铜臭薰天 mean?
铜臭薰天 (tóng xiù xūn tiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes an atmosphere permeated by the pervasive influence of money”.
How do you pronounce 铜臭薰天?
铜臭薰天 is pronounced tóng xiù xūn tiān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 铜臭薰天 literally mean?
Literally, 铜臭薰天 means “the stench of copper money pervades the sky”. It is used to mean “describes an atmosphere permeated by the pervasive influence of money”.
What is the Chinese definition of 铜臭薰天?
铜臭：铜钱的臭味。形容充满难闻的铜钱气味。指贿赂公行，风气败坏