嫫母

Chinese

		ugly woman	female; mother
simp. and trad. (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)⁺
  - Pinyin: mómǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄇㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: momuu
  - IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

嫫母

a hag; an ugly woman

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