丑事 (chǒu shì) — scandal | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

scandal

Measure word · 件

丑事。
Tā gōng sī de chǒu shì bèi méi tǐ bào guāng le.
His company's scandal was exposed by the media.
丑事。
Dà jiā dōu jué de nà jiàn chǒu shì hěn diū liǎn.
Everyone thinks that scandal is very shameful.
丑事。
Zhè jiàn chǒu shì yǐng xiǎng le tā de qián tú.
This scandal affected his future.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

丑chǒudisgraceful

Ugliness and affairs combine to picture a scandal.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 醜; 丑 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 丑 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words it is 醜; in others (丑) it is 丑.

酉鬼醜

Meaning part形符xíngfú

鬼鬼guǐghost, demon

Sound part声符shēngfú

酉

酉yǒu醜chǒu

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 醜 uses 鬼, a ghost or demon, to show ugliness and 酉 for sound; that shape is about 醜, not about 丑.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

In 事, 又 is a hand and 中 is a flagpole with a drum; holding a flag in hand depicts performing a job.

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