It's the smell

It's the smell

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x í NGW é NZ à ISH à ng, which means the fishy smell of wine and meat. It is extended to ugly reputation, which means ugly reputation is far-reaching. From Shangshu Jiugao.

Idiom usage

To be infamous is to be infamous

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: infamous

The origin of Idioms

"Shangshu Jiugao" said: "the smell of smell is on the top, so the heaven came down to mourn in Yin."

Idiom explanation

Fishy smell: originally refers to the fishy smell of wine and meat, extended to ugly reputation. It means that ugliness is well-known.