醜國

Chinese

		shameful; ugly; disgraceful	country; state; nation
trad. (醜國)		醜	國
simp. (丑国)		丑	国

Etymology

Mockery of 美國／美国 (Měiguó, “America”) by replacing 美 (měi, “beautiful”) with the antonym 醜／丑 (chǒu, “ugly”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Chǒuguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Chǒuguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Chǒuguó
    • Wade–Giles: Chʻou³-kuo²
    • Yale: Chǒu-gwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Choougwo
    • Palladius: Чоуго (Čougo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

Proper noun

醜國

1. (slang, derogatory) United States; USA