高山上滚马桶，臭气远扬高山上滾馬桶，臭氣遠揚高山上滾馬桶，臭氣遠揚

rolling a chamber pot down a high mountain: the stink spreads far

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

May offend: vulgar language

Meaning: Someone's bad reputation spreads far and wide. Derogatory, often used humorously or scornfully.
Wordplay: 臭 (chòu) means a bad smell literally and a bad name figuratively.

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Simplified: 高山上滚马桶，臭气远扬
Traditional (Taiwan): 高山上滾馬桶，臭氣遠揚
Pinyin: gāoshān shang gǔn mǎtǒng, chòuqì yuǎnyáng
Pinyin (Taiwan): gāoshān shàng gǔn mǎtǒng, chòuqì yuǎnyáng
Bopomofo: ㄍㄠㄕㄢㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄣˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥˇ，ㄔㄡˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄩㄢˇ ㄧㄤˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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