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牝鸡司晨

pìn jī sī chéndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom) / a woman usurps authority / women meddle in politics / The female wears the trousers.
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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-ed6b3b618da88247. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

牝雞司晨 牝鸡司晨 [pin4 ji1 si1 chen2] /female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority/women meddle in politics/The female wears the trousers./

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Other forms in these source records: 牝雞司晨

  • 牝
    pìn

    (of a bird, animal or plant) female / keyhole / valley

  • 鸡
    jī

    fowl / chicken / CL:隻|只[zhī] / (slang) prostitute

  • 司
    sī

    to take charge of / to manage / department (under a ministry)

    Sī

    surname Si

  • 晨
    chén

    morning / dawn / daybreak

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.