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

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

hag; ugly woman

Synonyms

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

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