牝鸡牡鸣

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

CEDICT

母鸡像公鸡般的啼叫。比喻女性取代男性。《后汉书．卷五四．杨震传》：「书诫牝鸡牡鸣，诗刺哲妇丧国。」也作「牝鸡晨鸣」、「牝鸡司晨」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 牝鸡 pìnjī
  1. (literary) hen
  2. hen
2 牡 mǔ
  1. (of a bird, animal or plant) male
  2. key
  3. hills
3 鸣 míng
  1. to cry (of birds, animals and insects)
  2. to make a sound
  3. to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)

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