hé​dōng​shī​hǒu

outburst of a shrewish wife

Senses

河东狮吼/ 河東獅吼 hé​dōng​shī​hǒu outburst of a shrewish wife

the lioness from Hedong roars; used to describe a shrewish or overbearing wife losing her temper, or a henpecked husband's fear of his wife. This idiom originates from a poem by the Song Dynasty writer 苏轼 sū​shì about his friend whose wife was notoriously fierce.

References

synonym 狮子吼/獅子吼 河东狮吼/河東獅吼
synonym 河东狮子/河東獅子 河东狮吼/河東獅吼
see 河东狮/河東獅 河东狮吼/河東獅吼