醜 (cau2 | chou3) : ugly; disgraceful

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醜

cau2

chou3

[1] [adj] ugly; unsightly; abominable
[2] [adj] disgraceful; shameful; scandalous
[3] [n] disgrace; shame; scandal

丑 is also a traditional character with different meanings.

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 17

Level: 1

Radical: 酉 (#164)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

醜 / 丑

This word has been viewed 17996 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 18th Jul 2012 11:09

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醜陋 cau2 lau6 chou3 lou4 = ugly

醜怪 cau2 gwaai3 chou3 guai4 = ugly, grotesque 粵

醜死鬼 cau2 sei2 gwai2 = embarrassing; shameful 粵

醜死 cau2 sei2 = to embarass; to shame 粵

醜樣 cau2 joeng6*2 = ugly 粵

唔知醜 m4 zi1 cau2 = shameless 粵

醜惡 cau2 ok3 chou3 e4 = ugly; repulsive

醜聞 cau2 man4 chou3 wen2 = scandal

醜事 cau2 si6 chou3 shi4 = scandal

醜化 cau2 faa3 chou3 hua4 = to defame, libel, defile, smear, vilify

獻醜 hin3 cau2 = show oneself up

遮醜 ze1 cau2 zhe1 chou3 = cover up one's blemishes; hide one's shame

怕醜 paa3 cau2 pa4 chou3 = shy, bashfull 粵

怕醜草 paa3 cau2 cou2 = mimosa pudica

好醜 hou2 cau2 = very ugly, disgraceful

醜八怪 cau2 baat3 gwaai3 chou3 ba1 guai4 = a very ugly person

醜話 cau2 waa6*2 chou3 hua4 = abusive words; blunt words; vulgarism, vulgarity

醜頸 cau2 geng2 = bad tempered

醜怪怪 cau2 gwaai3 gwaai3 = ugly 粵

出醜 ceot1 cau2 chu1 chou3 = to lose face; to be shamed

落地喊三聲好醜命生成 lok6 dei6 haam3 saam3 seng1 hou2 cau2 ming4 sang1 sing4 = one's life is fated and pre-destined 粵

醜態百出 cau2 taai3 baak3 ceot1 chou3 tai4 bai3 chu1 = act like a buffoon

醜婦終須見家翁 cau2 fu5 zung1 seoi1 gin3 gaa1 jung1 chou3 fu4 zhong1 zu1 jian4 jia1 weng1 = sooner or later one's shortcomings and faults will be shown to others 粵

醜事傳千里 cau2 si6 cyun4 cin1 lei5 chou3 shi4 chuan2 qian1 li3 = scandalous news spreads a thousand miles; the news of shameful affairs spreads fast

影醜 jing2 cau2 ying3 chou3 = to taint a persons image or reputation 粵

醜態 cau2 taai3 chou3 tai4 = shameful performance; disgraceful situation; buffoonery

做醜人 zou6 cau2 jan4 zuo4 chou3 ren2 = play the villain

醜表功 cau2 biu2 gung1 chou3 biao3 gong1 = claim undeserved credit 國

醜詆 cau2 dai2 chou3 di3 = hurl insults at

好嘅唔靈醜嘅靈 hou2 ge3 m4 leng4 cau2 ge3 leng4 = ill news is too often true 粵

遮醜布 ze1 cau2 bou3 zhe1 chou3 bu4 = fig leaf 粵

Showing 1 example containing 醜

佢咁醜，梗係追唔到女仔啦! 粵
He's so ugly, of course he can't get a girl(friend)!

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Unicode code for this character: U+919c (off-site link)

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