臭味 is the general term for bad smells. Related: 臭味相投 (chòuwèi xiāngtóu) is an idiom meaning 'birds of a feather flock together' (literally 'their stinks match') — used negatively.
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臭 has two pronunciations: chòu (stinky) and xiù (to smell/scent, literary). In 臭味 it's always chòu.
