xīng
sāo

adjective
common

Meaning of 腥臊

腥臊 means fishy and foul-smelling; having a rank odor. Pronounced xīng sāo.

  • fishy and foul-smelling; having a rank odor

Definitions & Examples

Fáng
jiān
màn
zhe
xīng
sāo
de
wèi
 

A rank, fishy odor permeated the room.

Zhè
ròu
fàng
jiǔ
le
 
wén
lái
xīng
sāo
nán
wén
 

The meat had been sitting too long and smelled foul and gamy.

li
shēn
shàng
yǒu
tiān
shēng
de
xīng
sāo
wèi
r
 

Foxes have a naturally musky, pungent scent.