# 醜女
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): chǒunǚ
    (Zhuyin): ㄔㄡˇ ㄋㄩˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): cau$^2$ neoi$^5$ / cau$^2$ neoi$^{5-2}$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chǒunǚ [Phonetic: chóunǚ]
*** Zhuyin: ㄔㄡˇ ㄋㄩˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chǒunyǔ
*** Wade–Giles: chʻou$^3$-nü$^3$
*** Yale: chǒu-nyǔ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: choouneu
*** Palladius: чоунюй (čounjuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: cau$^2$ neoi$^5$ / cau$^2$ neoi$^{5-2}$
*** Yale: cháu néuih / cháu néui
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsau$^2$ noey$^5$ / tsau$^2$ noey$^{5-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ceo$^2$ nêu$^5$ / ceo$^2$ nêu$^{5-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɐu̯³⁵ nɵy̯¹³/, /t͡sʰɐu̯³⁵ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/

### Noun

醜女
* ugly woman

#### Synonyms

* 嫫母 (mómǔ)
* (Cantonese) 豬扒／猪扒 (zhūpá)
* (Wu) 無鹽女／无盐女 (wúyánnǚ)

#### Derived terms

* 十七十八無醜女 / 十七十八无丑女

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 醜 | 女 |
| ぶ Grade: S | おんな Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi ||
Compound of 醜 (bu, “ugly”) +‎ 女 (onna, “woman”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ぶおんな [bùóꜜǹnà] (Nakadaka –)
* IPA: [bɯ̟õ̞nːa̠]

#### Noun

醜(ぶ)女(おんな) • (buonna)
* an ugly woman

##### Usage notes

For the generic “ugly woman” sense, the buonna reading may be more common. The shikome reading carries overtones of supernatural terror, and may be perceived as somewhat old-fashioned. The shūjo reading is the least common, and may be the most stilted; it is also the most negative of the three readings.

##### Synonyms

* 醜女(しこめ) (shikome) (see below)
* 醜女(しゅうじょ) (shūjo) (see below)
* 醜婦(しゅうふ) (shūfu)
* ぶす (busu)
* おかちめんこ (okachimenko)

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 醜 | 女 |
| しこ Grade: S | め Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi ||
Compound of 醜 (shiko, “ugly; ferocious”) +‎ 女 (me, “woman”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) しこめ [shìkómé] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ɕiko̞me̞]

#### Noun

醜(しこ)女(め) • (shikome)
* an ugly demon-woman or hag from the underworld
** 938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō, volume 1, pages 44-45:醜女 日本紀私紀云、醜女、志古女、或説黄泉之鬼也、今世人爲恐小兒稱許々女者此語之訛也。Hags The Nihongi Private Records call them hags, Japanese shikome, certain legends say they're demons of Yomi, nowadays people become afraid of small children calling them such women, this term is dialectic.
* an ugly woman

##### Usage notes

For the generic “ugly woman” sense, the buonna reading may be more common. The shikome reading carries overtones of supernatural terror, and may be perceived as somewhat old-fashioned. The shūjo reading is the least common, and may be the most stilted; it is also the most negative of the three readings.

##### Synonyms

(ugly woman):
* 醜女(ぶおんな) (buonna) (see above)
* 醜女(しゅうじょ) (shūjo) (see below)
* 醜婦(しゅうふ) (shūfu)
* ぶす (busu)
* おかちめんこ (okachimenko)

##### See also

* 美女(びじょ) (bijo): beautiful woman
* 醜男(ぶおとこ) (buotoko): ugly man

### Etymology 3

Kanji in this term :
| 醜 | 女 |
| しゅう Grade: S | じょ Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi ||
From Middle Chinese compound 醜女 / 丑女 (tsyhuw$^X$ nrjo$^X$, literally “ugly + woman”). Compare modern Mandarin reading chǒu nǚ.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) しゅうじょ [shúꜜùjò] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [ɕɨːʑo̞]

#### Noun

醜(しゅう)女(じょ) • (shūjo)
* an ugly woman

##### Usage notes

For the generic “ugly woman” sense, the buonna reading may be more common. The shikome reading carries overtones of supernatural terror, and may be perceived as somewhat old-fashioned. The shūjo reading is the least common, and may be the most stilted; it is also the most negative of the three readings.

##### Synonyms

* 醜女(しこめ) (shikome) (see above)
* 醜女(しゅうじょ) (shūjo) (see above)
* 醜婦(しゅうふ) (shūfu)
* ぶす (busu)
* おかちめんこ (okachimenko)

### References

* 1 2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* 1 2 3 4 5 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
   * Minamoto, Shitagō with Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, published 1968, →ISBN.