臭名远扬

Traditional (Taiwan): 臭名遠揚

chòumíngyuǎnyáng ㄔㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˇ ㄧㄤˊ

    • stinking reputation
    • notorious far and wide

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Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

Antonyms 反义词

Telling them apart

臭名远扬 emphasizes that the bad reputation has spread far and wide. 臭名昭著 emphasizes that the bad reputation is plain and widely known; the two are often interchangeable, and 臭名昭著 is the more common.

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