created sense approved 牝鸡牡鸣/牝雞牡鳴 · pìnjīmǔmíng · usurping authority
牝鸡牡鸣 / 牝雞牡鳴
pìnjīmǔmíng
usurping authority
a woman usurping power or meddling in politics (literally: a hen crowing at dawn like a rooster)
在古代封建社会,女子干政常被斥为牝鸡牡鸣。
created sense approved 牝鸡牡鸣/牝雞牡鳴 · pìnjīmǔmíng · wearing the trousers
牝鸡牡鸣 / 牝雞牡鳴
pìnjīmǔmíng
wearing the trousers
a situation where a woman dominates her husband or leads the household
虽然在现代这很常见,但在旧社会,妻子掌权常被讥笑为牝鸡牡鸣。