嫫母

Chinese

		ugly woman	female; mother
trad. (嫫母)		嫫	母
simp. #(嫫母)		嫫	母

Etymology

Originally, the name of the fourth concubine of the Yellow Emperor. She was known for being really ugly.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mómǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄇㄨˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mómǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄇㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mómǔ
    • Wade–Giles: mo²-mu³
    • Yale: mwó-mǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: momuu
    • Palladius: мому (momu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

嫫母

1. a hag; an ugly woman

Synonyms

• 醜女／丑女 (chǒunǚ)
• (Cantonese) 豬扒／猪扒 (zhūpá)
• (Wu) 無鹽女／无盐女 (wúyánnǚ)