你好丑
Nǐ hǎo chǒu
In Chinese, "you're so ugly" is expressed as 你好丑 (Nǐ hǎo chǒu).
This phrase is used to tell someone that they are not attractive. In this specific construction, 好 functions as an adverb meaning "so" or "very" rather than its usual meaning of "good".
How does it change in a sentence?
While 你好丑 is common in spoken language to mean "you're so ugly", using 很 (hěn) instead of 好 (hǎo) in the phrase 你很丑 is the standard way to express the state of being ugly in a neutral grammatical sense.
How do you pronounce it?
Nǐ hǎo chǒu
Did you know?
- The character 丑 (chǒu) is also the second animal in the Chinese zodiac, representing the ox.
- While 你好丑 is an insult, adding a diminutive like 丑丑 (chǒu chǒu) can make the term sound 'cute' or 'sweet', often used when talking to pets or babies.
- Chinese has a concept called 丑话得说在前头, which means 'ugly words must be said first', referring to the need to be blunt about unpleasant terms before a deal starts.
Examples in context
- 你真的好丑啊You're really ugly.
- 你的长相真的不咋样Your appearance is really not great.
Example conversation
Two friends are joking around while looking at funny filters on a phone.
- 志强 Zhiqiang你看这个滤镜，你好丑！Nǐ kàn zhège lǜjìng, nǐ hǎo chǒu!Look at this filter, you're so ugly!
- 雨婷 Yuting你才丑呢！Nǐ cái chǒu ne!You're the one who's ugly!
- 志强 Zhiqiang哈哈，我们都好丑。Hāhā, wǒmen dōu hǎo chǒu.Haha, we are both so ugly.
- 雨婷 Yuting真的太搞笑了。Zhēnde tài gǎoxiào le.It's really too funny.
