臭名昭著

Traditional form:

臭名昭著

Pinyin (reading):

chòumíngzhāozhù

Definitions:

• notorious
• infamous
• egregious (bandits)

Characters:

• 臭 - to reek, to smell, to stink
• 名 - name; position, rank, title
• 昭 - bright, luminous; clear, manifest
• 著 - to show, to prove, to make known

Traditional characters:

• 臭 - to reek, to smell, to stink
• 名 - name; position, rank, title
• 昭 - bright, luminous; clear, manifest
• 著 - to show, to prove, to make known