無鹽女

Chinese

		(place name)	female; woman; daughter
trad. (無鹽女)		無鹽	女
simp. (无盐女)		无盐	女

Etymology

Named after Zhongli Chun (鍾離春 / 钟离春), better known as Zhong Wuyan (鍾無鹽 / 钟无盐), who was the queen consort of King Xuan of Qi and was known for her ugliness.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wúyánnǚ

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄩˇ

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶wu-yi-gniu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wúyánnǚ
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wúyánnyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: wu²-yen²-nü³
    • Yale: wú-yán-nyǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuyanneu
    • Palladius: уяньнюй (ujanʹnjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ jɛn³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶wu-yi-gniu
    • MiniDict: wu^去 yi nyu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhu-hhi-nyy
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦu²² ɦi⁵⁵ n̠ʲy²¹/

Noun

無鹽女

1. (chiefly Wu) ugly woman

Synonyms

• 醜女／丑女 (chǒunǚ)
• 嫫母 (mómǔ)
• (Cantonese) 豬扒／猪扒 (zhūpá)

See also

• 有事鍾無豔，無事夏迎春／有事钟无艳，无事夏迎春 (yǒushì Zhōng Wúyàn, wúshì Xià Yíngchūn) (another idiom originated from the same person)