河东狮吼

河東獅吼
hédōng-shīhǒu

the "lioness's roar", used to describe the loud complaining of an overbearing wife from the perspective of her henpecked husband.

Wiktionary

Homographs

河东狮吼 Hédōngshīhǒu
  1. lit. the lioness from Hedong roars (idiom)
  2. fig. refers to a shrewish wife or a henpecked husband

Entry Composition

=1 河东狮 Hédōngshī
  1. shrew
  2. see also 河东狮吼 Hédōngshīhǒu
=1 河东狮 hédōngshī overbearing wife
2 吼 hǒu
  1. to roar
  2. to howl
  3. to shriek
  4. roar or howl of an animal
  5. bellow of rage