牝雞牡鳴

pan5 gai1 maau5 ming4

female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority · women meddle in politics · The female wears the trousers.

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority
  2. women meddle in politics
  3. The female wears the trousers.

Written Forms

牝雞牡鳴Traditional · Main Form
牝鸡牡鸣Alternate Form

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