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The farts of others stink, but one’s own smells sweet
别人屁臭自家香 literally translates as:
Other people's flatulence stinks, [but] one's own is fragrant.
Figuratively, this means:
Some people criticize defects in others that they (seem to) treasure in themselves.
Fragrant / Good Smell
香 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja that means: fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory; appetizing; perfume; incense; aroma; fragrance; scent; good smell.
Fragrance or incense is known to be one of the Buddha's messengers to stimulate faith and devotion.
Fragrant Herb / Housou
In Japanese, 芳草 means fragrant herb and is often used as a given name romanized as Housou or Hoso.
Note: Sometimes romanized as Yoshikusa.
Orchid
蘭 is the character for the orchid in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
Also: Epidendrum.
蘭 is used in some contexts to mean fragrant, elegant, or refined.
蘭 can also be the Chinese family name romanized as “Lan.” However, it is not the only character that can be romanized as Lan.
In Japanese and Korean, this character means orchid but is also used as a suffix or short name for the Netherlands / Holland.
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Sweet / Sweetness / Charm
The Farts of Others Stink, but One’s Own Smells Sweet
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
芬 see styles |
fēn fen1 fen fun ふん |
More info & calligraphy: Fing(1) (abbreviation) (See 芬蘭・フィンランド) Finland; (adj-t,adv-to) (2) (archaism) fragrant; aromatic Fragrant; confused; translit. puṇ in芬陀利 (or芬陁利) puṇḍarīka. The white lotus, v. 分陀利. |
蘭 兰 see styles |
lán lan2 lan ran(p); ran(p) らん(P); ラン(P) |
More info & calligraphy: Orchid(1) orchid; (2) (abbreviation) (See 阿蘭陀・オランダ) Netherlands; Holland; (surname, female given name) Ran The epidendrum, orchid; scented, refined; pledged, sworn; translit. ra, ram, ran; abbrev. for 偸蘭遮 q.v. |
香 see styles |
xiāng xiang1 hsiang kou; kori(ok) / ko; kori(ok) こう; こり(ok) |
More info & calligraphy: Fragrant / Good Smell(See 御香) incense; (female given name) Yuka (竹; 象) Incense made in coils and burnt to measure the time; also 香盤; 香印.; gandha. Fragrance; incense; the sense of smell, i.e. one of the ṣaḍāyātana, six senses. Incense is one of the 使 Buddha's messengers to stimulate faith and devotion. |
芳草 see styles |
housou / hoso ほうそう |
More info & calligraphy: Fragrant Herb / Housou |
菲菲 see styles |
fēi fēi fei1 fei1 fei fei fuifui ふいふい |
More info & calligraphy: Fify(female given name) Fuifui |
咇 see styles |
bì bi4 pi |
fragrant |
欃 see styles |
chán chan2 ch`an chan |
sandalwood (Santalum album), a Nepalese tree producing valuable fragrant oil; comet |
芝 see styles |
zhī zhi1 chih shiba しば |
Zoysia pungens lawn; sod; turf; (personal name) Reishi A felicitous plant; sesamum. |
芭 see styles |
bā ba1 pa hana はな |
an unidentified fragrant plant mentioned in the Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞[Chu3ci2]; used in 芭蕉[ba1jiao1]; used in transliteration (female given name) Hana |
芳 see styles |
fāng fang1 fang yoshiharu よしはる |
fragrant (personal name) Yoshiharu fragrant |
苾 see styles |
bì bi4 pi hitsu |
(phonetic); fragrant Fragrant. |
茞 see styles |
chén chen2 ch`en chen |
fragrant plant; angelica |
荃 see styles |
quán quan2 ch`üan chüan |
(fragrant plant) |
菩 see styles |
pú pu2 p`u pu fukube ふくべ |
Bodhisattva (personal name) Fukube A kind of fragrant grass. |
蓀 荪 see styles |
sūn sun1 sun |
fragrant grass |
薰 熏 see styles |
xūn xun1 hsün kun |
sweet-smelling grass; Coumarouna odorata; tonka beans; coumarin A fragrant plant which expels noxious influences; vāsanā, perfume, fumigate, becloud. |
藾 see styles |
lài lai4 lai |
(fragrant labiate plant) |
郁 see styles |
yù yu4 yü yuu / yu ゆう |
(bound form) strongly fragrant (female given name) Yū Elegant, refined, translit. y and u. |
馡 see styles |
fēi fei1 fei |
fragrant |
馣 see styles |
yǎn yan3 yen |
fragrant odor |
馨 see styles |
xīn xin1 hsin hajime はじめ |
fragrant (given name) Hajime |
黁 see styles |
nun nun2 nun |
warm and fragrant |
佩蘭 佩兰 see styles |
pèi lán pei4 lan2 p`ei lan pei lan |
orchid; fragrant thoroughwort; (botany) Eupatorium fortunei; Herba Eupatorii (used in Chinese medicine) |
匂う see styles |
niou / nio におう |
(v5u,vi) (1) to be fragrant; to smell (good); (2) to stink; to smell (bad); (3) to glow; to be bright; (4) to smack of; to show hints of |
匂桜 see styles |
nioizakura; nioizakura においざくら; ニオイザクラ |
(kana only) cherry tree with fragrant flowers |
吸口 see styles |
xī kǒu xi1 kou3 hsi k`ou hsi kou suikuchi すいくち |
sucker mouth (1) mouthpiece; cigarette holder; cigarette filter (tip); (2) fragrant garnish (for soup) |
噴香 喷香 see styles |
pèn xiāng pen4 xiang1 p`en hsiang pen hsiang |
fragrant; delicious |
好香 see styles |
hǎo xiāng hao3 xiang1 hao hsiang yoshiko よしこ |
(female given name) Yoshiko fragrant odor |
摩利 see styles |
mó lì mo2 li4 mo li mari まり |
(female given name) Mari mallikā, a fragrant flower variously described as jasmine, aloes, musk, etc. Name of the wife of king Prasenajit, also called 摩利室羅 Mālyaśrī . |
敷擧 see styles |
fū jǔ fu1 ju3 fu chü fuko |
to rub the body with fragrant herbs or oils |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| The farts of others stink, but one’s own smells sweet | 別人屁臭自家香 别人屁臭自家香 | bié rén pì chòu zì jiā xiāng bie2 ren2 pi4 chou4 zi4 jia1 xiang1 bie ren pi chou zi jia xiang bierenpichouzijiaxiang | pieh jen p`i ch`ou tzu chia hsiang pieh jen pi chou tzu chia hsiang |
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| Fragrant Good Smell | 香 | ka / kou / ka / ko | xiāng / xiang1 / xiang | hsiang |
| Fragrant Herb Housou | 芳草 | housou / hoso | ||
| Orchid | 蘭 兰 | ran | lán / lan2 / lan | |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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