created sense approved 丑小鸭/醜小鴨 · chǒuxiǎoyā · The Ugly Duckling — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
丑小鸭 / 醜小鴨
chǒuxiǎoyā
The Ugly Duckling
A fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen published in 1842
丑 (literal) → 丑/醜 · chǒu · ugly 小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · small 鸭 (bound) → 鸭/鴨 · yā · duck
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 丑小鸭/醜小鴨 · chǒuxiǎoyā · ugly duckling — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
丑小鸭 / 醜小鴨
chǒuxiǎoyā
ugly duckling
A person who is initially perceived as unattractive or unremarkable but later blossoms into someone beautiful or successful
丑 (literal) → 丑/醜 · chǒu · ugly 小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · small 鸭 (bound) → 鸭/鴨 · yā · duck
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition