# 腋臭
## Chinese

* 腋臭

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yèchòu, yìchòu
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄝˋ ㄔㄡˋ, ㄧˋ ㄔㄡˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jik$^6$ cau$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yèchòu
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˋ ㄔㄡˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yèchòu
*** Wade–Giles: yeh$^4$-chʻou$^4$
*** Yale: yè-chòu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yehchow
*** Palladius: ечоу (ječou)
*** Sinological IPA : /jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yìchòu
*** Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄔㄡˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yìchòu
*** Wade–Giles: i$^4$-chʻou$^4$
*** Yale: yì-chòu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihchow
*** Palladius: ичоу (ičou)
*** Sinological IPA : /i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jik$^6$ cau$^3$
*** Yale: yihk chau
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jik$^9$ tsau$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yig$^6$ ceo$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /jɪk̚² t͡sʰɐu̯³³/

### Noun

腋臭
* armpit odour
* body odour

#### Synonyms

* (body odour):
* 汗味 (hànwèi)
* 狐臊 (húsāo)
* 狐臭 (húchòu)
* 臭狐 (chòuhú) (Hong Kong)
* 體臭／体臭
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 狐臭, 狐臊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 狐臭, 豬狗臭 dated |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 狐臭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 臭胳肢窩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 腋臭, 臭胳肢窩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 臭胳肢窩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 狐臭氣, 腋臭, 臊胳肢窩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 臊胳肢窩, 臭胳肢窩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 腋臭, 臭膀子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 腋臭, 臭膀子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 狐臭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 臭胳肢窩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 臭胳肢窩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 狐臭, 腋臭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 臭胳肢窩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 狐臭 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 臭胳肢窩 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 臭胳肢窩 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 臭胳肢窩 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 狐臭 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 狐臭 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 狐臊子氣 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 狐臭 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 狐臊 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 狐臭 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 狐臊 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 狐臊 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 狐臊, 狐臊味兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 狐臊 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 狐臭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 狐臭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 狐臭眼子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 臭眼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 狐臭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 狐臭氣 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 狐臭, 狐臭子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 狐臭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 狐臭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 狐臭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 狐臭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 臭袋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 狐臭, 長袖袖, 臭胎 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 狐臭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 狐臭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 狐臭, 腋臭, 臭股子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 狐臭, 臊 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 狐臭, 香袋子, 臭胎子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 膈老臭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 膈老臭, 狐臭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 狐臭, 狐氣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 狐臭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 狐老臭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 狐臭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 狐臭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 狐老臭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 狐臭, 狐老兒臭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 狐臭, 體氣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 狐臭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 狐臭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 狐臭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 狐臭, 狐臊, 狐臊氣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 狐臭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 夾汗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 狐臊臭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 夾汗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 夾汗臭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 狐臭, 胳肢窩臭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 夾汗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 狐臊氣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 狐臭, 狐狸臊, 狐臊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 狐臭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 狐臭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 狐臭, 臭根子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 狐臊臭, 狐狸臭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 狐臭, 狐臊臭, 腋臭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 狐臊子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 大袖頭子, 大袖籠子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 狐臊臭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 狐臭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 狐臭, 狐臊味, 蛤蟆臊 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 狐臭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 狐臭, 袖風, 袖風味 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 臊臭, 臭狐 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 臭狐 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 臭狐 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 臭狐 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 狐臊 |
| Gan | Pengze | 胳屑 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 膈摘臊 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 狐皮朥 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 狐癖, 臭狐癖 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 臭狐佛 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 臭狐癖 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 臭狐癖 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 臭狐佛 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 臭狐佛 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 臭狐佛 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 臭狐佛 |
| Hakka | Changting | 臭狐皮 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Yongding) | 臭狐狸 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding) | 狐狸麝 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Zhongshan) | 臭狐狸臊 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Peitian) | 臭狐脅 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Juxi) | 狐狸緒 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Laiyuan) | 狐臭 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 狐狸臊 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 狐癖, 臭狐癖 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 狐癖, 臭狐癖 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 狐癖, 臭狐癖 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 狐癖, 臭狐癖 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 臭脅下 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 狐癖 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 臭臊 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Fengshun) | 狐狸臭 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 肉腥臭, 膈辣臭 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 狐臭, 狐酸臭 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 臭骨頭 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 腋臭, 狐臭, 臭筒子 |
| Jin | Datong | 狐臭, 狐臭子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 臭哩, 臭圪桶 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 臭骨子 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 骨臭, 臭骨頭 |
| Jin | Linhe | 臭骨子, 門戶 |
| Jin | Jining | 狐臭 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 狐臭氣 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 臭核子 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 狐臭 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 臭筒子 |
| Jin | Handan | 狐臭氣 |
| Jin | Suide | 狐臭 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 臭𦤟 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 胳獻, 狐獻 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 臭貓仔獻 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 胳獻, 狐獻 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 麻宇 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 臭獻 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 臭胳囊下 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 馬汗 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 臊牯羊 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 豬狗臭, 狐臭 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 豬狗臭 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 豬狗臭 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 豬狗臭 |
| Wu | Danyang | 豬狗臭 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 肋心臭 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 老鴉臭 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 鸕鶿臭 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 性臭, 狐臭 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 狐皮朥 |

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 腋 | 臭 |
| わき Hyōgai | が Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | irregular |
* Alternative spellings
* 腋臭 (kyūjitai) 狐臭 胡臭
Likely a shortening of 腋の香 (waki no ka “aroma of armpit”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) わきが [wàkígá] (Heiban – [0])
* (Tokyo) わきが [wàkíꜜgà] (Nakadaka –)
* IPA: [β̞a̠kʲiɡa̠]

#### Noun

腋(わき)臭(が) • (wakiga)
* body odour

##### Synonyms

* 腋(えき)臭(しゅう) (ekishū)
* 腋(えき)気(き) (ekiki)

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 腋 | 臭 |
| えき Hyōgai | しゅう Grade: S |
| on'yomi ||
* Alternative spelling
* 腋臭 (kyūjitai)
From Middle Chinese 腋臭 (MC yek tsyhuwH).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) えきしゅう [èkíshúú] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [e̞kʲiɕɨː]

#### Noun

腋(えき)臭(しゅう) • (ekishū)
* body odour

### References

* ↑ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* 1 2 3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
* 1 2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 腋 | 臭 |

### Noun

腋臭 • (aekchwi) (hangeul 액취)
* hanja form of 액취