牝鸡司晨 — Chinese idiom
牝鸡司晨
pìn jī sī chén
Traditional: 牝雞司晨
Meaning
- female chicken crows at daybreak ; a woman usurps authority
- women meddle in politics
- The female wears the trousers.
Character by character
- 牝pìnfemale animal; keyhole; valley
- 鸡jīchicken
- 司sīto take charge of, to control, to manage; officer
- 晨chéndawn, early morning
Idioms sharing a character
- 牝牡骊黄 pìn mǔ lí huáng
- 骊黄牝牡 lí huáng pìn mǔ
- 偷鸡摸狗 tōu jī mō gǒu
- 呆若木鸡 dāi ruò mù jī
- 问客杀鸡 wèn kè shā jī
- 嫁鸡随鸡 jià jī suí jī
- 小肚鸡肠 xiǎo dù jī cháng
- 指鸡骂狗 zhǐ jī mà gǒu
- 斗酒只鸡 dǒu jiǔ zhī jī
- 杀鸡儆猴 shā jī jǐng hóu
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