húchòu

胡臭

Word · Noun

variant of 狐臭; body odor

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Meanings

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1.

noun

body odor; bromhidrosis; variant of 狐臭

Variant form of 狐臭 (hú chòu), the standard modern term for body odor or underarm odor. Rarely used in contemporary Chinese; encountered primarily in older medical texts or specific regional usages.

Gǔ古
dài代
yī医
shū书
zhōng中
duō多
chēng称
cǐ此
bìng病
wéi为
hú胡
chòu臭
 。

Ancient medical texts often referred to this condition as húchòu.

Hú胡
chòu臭
suī虽
fēi非
zhòng重
bìng病
 ,
què却
gěi给
huàn患
zhě者
dài带
lái来
jí极
dà大
kùn困
rǎo扰
 。

Although húchòu is not a serious disease, it causes great distress to sufferers.

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Cǐ此
fǎ法
kě可
yòng用
yú于
zhì治
liáo疗
hú胡
chòu臭
 。

This method can be used to treat body odor (húchòu).