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牝鸡牡鸣
pìn​jī​mǔ​míng

usurping authority

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
牝鸡牡鸣 (牝雞牡鳴) pìn​jī​mǔ​míng
usurping authority
a woman usurping power or meddling in politics (literally: a hen crowing at dawn like a rooster)
wearing the trousers
a situation where a woman dominates her husband or leads the household

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