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牝雞司晨. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Chinese
Etymology
Based on an ancient saying quoted in the Book of Documents:
Pronunciation
| Rime
|
| Character
|
牝
|
牝
|
雞
|
司
|
晨
|
晨
|
| Reading #
|
1/2
|
2/2
|
1/1
|
1/1
|
1/2
|
2/2
|
| Initial (聲)
|
並 (3)
|
並 (3)
|
見 (28)
|
心 (16)
|
常 (25)
|
船 (27)
|
| Final (韻)
|
脂 (15)
|
眞 (43)
|
齊 (39)
|
之 (19)
|
眞 (43)
|
眞 (43)
|
| Tone (調)
|
Rising (X)
|
Rising (X)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Level (Ø)
|
| Openness (開合)
|
Open
|
Open
|
Open
|
Open
|
Open
|
Open
|
| Division (等)
|
III
|
III
|
IV
|
III
|
III
|
III
|
| Fanqie
|
扶履切
|
毗忍切
|
古奚切
|
息兹切
|
植鄰切
|
食鄰切
|
| Baxter
|
bjijX
|
bjinX
|
kej
|
si
|
dzyin
|
zyin
|
| Reconstructions
|
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
|
/biɪX/
|
/biɪnX/
|
/kei/
|
/sɨ/
|
/d͡ʑiɪn/
|
/ʑiɪn/
|
Pan
Wuyun
|
/biX/
|
/binX/
|
/kei/
|
/sɨ/
|
/d͡ʑin/
|
/ʑin/
|
Shao
Rongfen
|
/bjɪX/
|
/bjenX/
|
/kɛi/
|
/sie/
|
/d͡ʑjen/
|
/ʑjen/
|
Edwin
Pulleyblank
|
/biX/
|
/binX/
|
/kɛj/
|
/sɨ/
|
/d͡ʑin/
|
/ʑin/
|
Li
Rong
|
/biX/
|
/biĕnX/
|
/kei/
|
/siə/
|
/ʑiĕn/
|
/d͡ʑiĕn/
|
Wang
Li
|
/biX/
|
/bĭĕnX/
|
/kiei/
|
/sĭə/
|
/ʑĭĕn/
|
/d͡ʑĭĕn/
|
Bernard
Karlgren
|
/bʱiX/
|
/bʱi̯ĕnX/
|
/kiei/
|
/si/
|
/ʑi̯ĕn/
|
/d͡ʑʰi̯ĕn/
|
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
|
bì
|
bìn
|
jī
|
sī
|
chén
|
shén
|
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
|
bei6
|
ban6
|
gai1
|
si1
|
san4
|
san4
|
Idiom
牝雞司晨
- (figurative, derogatory) a woman usurps authority, women meddle in politics, the female wears the trousers.
- Synonym: 婦奪夫權／妇夺夫权