<p>&quot;丑八怪&quot; means An/the ugly person(s) acting in a strange/eccentric way/manner.</p>
<p>The direct translation of &quot;眼皮底下&quot; is &quot;below eyelid&quot;, however, it really refers to &quot;see&quot; (看), as below eyelid is the eyeball that performs the function - see.</p>
<p>Let's try to put these two phrases together to make better sense:</p>
<p>&quot;眼皮底下淨是丑八怪&quot; = &quot;放眼望(看)去淨是丑八怪&quot; - &quot;All I can see are ugly weirdos&quot;, or &quot;Look around, all are ugly weirdos&quot;.</p>

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<p>According to this article:</p>
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<p><a href="https://kknews.cc/culture/p9myee.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">為什麼要叫醜八怪，而不叫丑七怪，丑六怪？</a></p>
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<p>「醜八怪」用以形容外貌醜陋的人。它來源於「揚州八怪」。 揚州八怪指的是趣味相投畫風相似的一批人，他們是：李蟮、汪士慎、高翔、金農、鄭燮、黃慎、李方膺、羅聘、高鳳翰、華岩、閔貞、邊壽民、陳撰、楊法、李勉等諸人。（在中文裡「八」往往用作虛數詞，表示數量多，並不意味「揚州八怪」只有八個人。）其中尤以鄭燮、金農、汪士慎更著名。這些人在當時所謂的正統畫派眼裡一是做人不合時宜、我行我素，二是作畫我從我法、推陳出新。所以被篾成為「醜八怪」。然而，他們的怪異又入情入理，很被廣大百姓喜愛，因此，一方面被主流畫家和上層社會所攻擊、不容，一方面又深受大眾喜愛，名氣大振。</p>
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<p>In short, there were eight weird painters in Yangzhou, they were nicknamed 「揚州八怪」, The mainstream artists did not like them and some called them 「醜八怪」</p>
<ul>
<li><p>醜 referred to their 'ugly style' -- <em>some mainstream artists thought so</em></p>
</li>
<li><p>怪 referred to 怪人 (eccentric person)</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>In modern times, the term 醜八怪 is used as a derogatory term for &quot;ugly person&quot; or &quot;ugly creature&quot;</p>
<p>As for 眼皮底下 (literally means under the eyelids) has the same meaning as &quot;under the nose&quot; in English</p>

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<p>I have a gaming group in which this term &quot;丑八怪&quot; is being used a lot along with the 眼皮底下, anyway all the letters look similar.</p>

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What does 丑八怪 mean?
# What does 丑八怪 mean?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-12-27)

I have a gaming group in which this term "丑八怪" is being used a lot along with the 眼皮底下, anyway all the letters look similar.

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> **username_1**: Quote: "can any 1 teach the exact latest chinese words with meaning" Did you mean " Can anyone explain the exact meaning of this Chinese words" ?  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2021-12-27. Score: 1

"丑八怪" means An/the ugly person(s) acting in a strange/eccentric way/manner.

The direct translation of "眼皮底下" is "below eyelid", however, it really refers to "see" (看), as below eyelid is the eyeball that performs the function - see.

Let's try to put these two phrases together to make better sense:

"眼皮底下淨是丑八怪" = "放眼望(看)去淨是丑八怪" - "All I can see are ugly weirdos", or "Look around, all are ugly weirdos".


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### Answer by username_1 on 2021-12-27. Score: 1

According to this article:

> [為什麼要叫醜八怪，而不叫丑七怪，丑六怪？](https://kknews.cc/culture/p9myee.html)

> 「醜八怪」用以形容外貌醜陋的人。它來源於「揚州八怪」。 揚州八怪指的是趣味相投畫風相似的一批人，他們是：李蟮、汪士慎、高翔、金農、鄭燮、黃慎、李方膺、羅聘、高鳳翰、華岩、閔貞、邊壽民、陳撰、楊法、李勉等諸人。（在中文裡「八」往往用作虛數詞，表示數量多，並不意味「揚州八怪」只有八個人。）其中尤以鄭燮、金農、汪士慎更著名。這些人在當時所謂的正統畫派眼裡一是做人不合時宜、我行我素，二是作畫我從我法、推陳出新。所以被篾成為「醜八怪」。然而，他們的怪異又入情入理，很被廣大百姓喜愛，因此，一方面被主流畫家和上層社會所攻擊、不容，一方面又深受大眾喜愛，名氣大振。

原文網址： <https://kknews.cc/culture/p9myee.html>

In short, there were eight weird painters in Yangzhou, they were nicknamed 「揚州八怪」, The mainstream artists did not like them and some called them 「醜八怪」

* 醜 referred to their 'ugly style' -- *some mainstream artists thought so*
* 怪 referred to 怪人 (eccentric person)

In modern times, the term 醜八怪 is used as a derogatory term for "ugly person" or "ugly creature"

As for 眼皮底下 (literally means under the eyelids) has the same meaning as "under the nose" in English


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