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铜臭味

tóng xiù wèi

3-character word Traditional 銅臭味

What 铜臭味 means

1. profit-before-all-else mindset
2. money-grubbing

The characters in 铜臭味

• 铜tóngcopper (chemistry); see also 红铜
• 臭chòustench; smelly; to smell (bad)
• 味wèitaste; smell; (fig.) (noun suffix) feel

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