馊主意

餿主意

sōuzhǔyi

noun #13,475

Measure Word

一个馊主意 gè

Meanings

1 rotten idea; bad idea; lousy suggestion

Characters

sour; spoiled (food)

Examples

这是谁出的馊主意？

Zhè shì shéi chū de sōuzhǔyi?

Whose lousy idea was this?

别听他的，那是个馊主意。

Bié tīng tā de, nà shì gè sōuzhǔyi.

Don't listen to him, that's a terrible idea.

Tips

memory

馊 means 'spoiled/sour' (as in spoiled food). A 馊主意 is literally a 'spoiled idea' — an idea that stinks like rotten food.

Stroke Order

馊 sōu

主 zhǔ

意 yì