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河东狮吼

Hé dōng shī hǒudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. the lioness from Hedong roars (idiom) / fig. refers to a shrewish wife or a henpecked husband
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-164017485867b1ca. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

河東獅吼 河东狮吼 [He2 dong1 shi1 hou3] /lit. the lioness from Hedong roars (idiom)/fig. refers to a shrewish wife or a henpecked husband/

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Other forms in these source records: 河東獅吼

  • 河
    hé

    river (CL:條|条[tiáo],道[dào]) / (bound form) the Yellow River / (bound form) the Milky Way / (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉[hé fěn]

  • 东
    dōng

    east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord

    Dōng

    surname Dong

  • 狮
    shī

    (bound form) lion

  • 吼
    hǒu

    to roar / to howl / to shriek / roar or howl of an animal / bellow of rage

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.