嫫母

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: mómǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄇㄨˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: momuu
    • IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

嫫母

1. a hag; an ugly woman