朱門酒肉臭

See also: 朱门酒肉臭

Chinese

		wealthy and respectable family		sense of smell; smell bad; stench sense of smell; smell bad; stench; stink; smelly; to smell (bad)
trad. (朱門酒肉臭)		朱門	酒肉	臭
simp. (朱门酒肉臭)		朱门	酒肉	臭

Etymology

Literally: the wine and meat rot and the crimson gates (crimson was a color used by wealthy or noble families)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhūmén jiǔròu chòu

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄇㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄡˋ ㄔㄡˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhūmén jiǔròu chòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄇㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄡˋ ㄔㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhumén jiǒuròu chòu
  - Wade–Giles: chu¹-mên² chiu³-jou⁴ chʻou⁴
  - Yale: jū-mén jyǒu-ròu chòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jumen jeourow chow
  - Palladius: чжумэнь цзюжоу чоу (čžumɛnʹ czjužou čou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ mən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

朱門酒肉臭

a life of luxury and extravagance

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