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醜

简丑 · 繁醜

Mandarin · pinyin chǒu

shameful
ugly
disgraceful

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醜: Look up this written character
丑: chǒu · clown, comedian; second earthly branch

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3 · chou3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cau2

Cantonese word readings for 醜. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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ugly; homely; hideous
shameful; disgraceful
shame; disgrace
(obsolete) evil
(obsolete) person or thing of the same kind
(obsolete) to be similar

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