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Simplified乙丑
Traditional乙丑
Pinyinyǐ chǒu
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乙丑
yǐ chǒu · second year B2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1985 or 2045
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丑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°; shameful; ugly; disgraceful; surname Chou
乙yǐsecond of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; second in order; letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1]); ethyl; bent; winding; radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5); ancient Chinese compass point: 105°
丑恶chǒu’èugly; repulsive
丑陋chǒulòuugly
丑闻chǒuwénscandal
出丑chūchǒuto make a fool of oneself