n. (Trad=丑, Pinyin=chou3) second earthly branch, clown

adj. (Trad=丑, Pinyin=chou3) ugly, unsightly, hideous, disgraceful, shameful, scandalous

n. (Simp=丑, Pinyin=chou3) second earthly branch, clown

adj. (Simp=丑, Pinyin=chou3) ugly, unsightly, hideous, disgraceful, shameful, scandalous

¹ the group [bunch] of people [things]

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² droopingly; sluggishly; loosely; languidly

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[丑] the Sign of the Ox; the Direction of the Ox; the Watch of the Ox

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[祝] (1) a written prayer
(2) celebration; congratulation

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[縮] shortage; deficiency; deficit; lack; shrinkage; reduction

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[軸] an axis; an axle; a shaft; a pivot; a spindle; a roller; rolls of paper; a roll

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[逐] being cornered always by one move