created sense approved 牝鸡牡鸣/牝雞牡鳴 · pìnjīmǔmíng · female chicken crows like a rooster — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
牝鸡牡鸣 / 牝雞牡鳴
pìnjīmǔmíng
female chicken crows like a rooster
Literally means a female chicken crowing at dawn; used as a metaphor for a woman seizing power or meddling in affairs traditionally managed by men.
牝 (literal) → 牝 · pìn · female 鸡 (literal) → 鸡/雞 · jī · chicken 牡 (literal) → 牡 · mǔ · male 鸣 (literal) → 鸣/鳴 · míng · to cry
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