牝鸡牡鸣 pìn jī mǔ míng

woman seizes power; woman rules over men

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority
  2. 2. women meddle in politics
  3. 3. The female wears the trousers.

Characters

Character Meaning
牝 pìn
(of a bird, animal or plant) female; keyhole; valley
鸡 jī HSK 2
chicken; fowl; (slang) prostitute
牡 mǔ
(of a bird, animal or plant) male; key; hills
鸣 míng HSK 6
to cry (of birds, animals and insects); to make a sound