chǒu
clown
2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox
ancient Chinese compass point: 30°
chǒu
shameful
ugly
disgraceful
chū chǒu
shameful
scandalous
to be humiliated
to make a fool of sb or oneself
to make sb lose face
chǒu tài
shameful performance
disgraceful situation
chǒu huà
to defame
to libel
to defile
to smear
to vilify
jǐ chǒu
twenty sixth year F2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2009 or 2069
jiā chǒu
family scandal
skeleton in the closet
xīn chǒu
thirty eighth year H2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1961 or 2021
cf 辛丑條約|辛丑条约, Protocol of Beijing of 1901 ending the 8-nation intervention after the Boxer uprising
yǐ chǒu
second year B2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1985 or 2045
chǒu jué
clown role in opera
fig. joker
clown
guǐ chǒu
fiftieth year J2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1973 or 2033
dīng chǒu
fourteenth year D2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1997 or 2057
chǒu niú
Year 2, year of the Bull or Ox (e.g. 2009)
zǐ chǒu
first two of the twelve earthly branches 十二地支
by ext., the earthly branches
chǒu shí
1-3 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
qí chǒu
grotesque
extremely ugly
hideous
jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng
lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)
fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
xīn chǒu tiáo yuē
protocol of Beijing of 1901 ending the Eight-power allied force intervention after the Boxer uprising
qí chǒu wú bǐ
extremely ugly
incomparably hideous
chǒu jù
absurd drama
farce
disgraceful show
chǒu xiàng
ugly expression
unsightly manners
chǒu huà
ugly talk
vulgarity
obscenity
lòu chǒu
to make a fool of oneself
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán
lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiē mò qīng xìn
Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly (common expression); Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
xíng chǒu xīn shàn
an ugly face may hide a virtuous heart (idiom)
chǒu qī jìn dì jiā zhōng bǎo
an ugly wife is a treasure at home (idiom)
Xīn chǒu Tiáo yuē
Boxer Protocol of 1901 signed in Beijing, ending the Eight-power Allied Force intervention after the Boxer uprising
ǎi chǒu qióng
undesirable boyfriend (i.e. short, ugly and poor) (Internet slang)
the opposite of 高富帥|高富帅[gao1 fu4 shuai4]
chǒu yā
(bird species of China) harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
chǒu jué
clown role in opera
clown
buffoon
Chǒu Xiǎo yā
"The Ugly Duckling" by Hans Christian Andersen 安徒生[An1 tu2 sheng1]
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