牝雞司晨

Chinese

		female	fowl; chicken	company; control	morning; dawn; daybreak
trad. (牝雞司晨)		牝	雞	司	晨
simp. (牝鸡司晨)		牝	鸡	司	晨

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pìnjīsīchén

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄙㄔㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pan⁵ gai¹ si¹ san⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: pìnjīsīchén
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄙㄔㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pinnjisychern
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pìnjisihchén
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰin⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: pan⁵ gai¹ si¹ san⁴
  - Yale: páhn gāi sī sàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pan⁵ gai¹ si¹ san⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: pen⁵ gei¹ xi¹ sen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɐn¹³ kɐi̯⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ sɐn²¹/

Idiom

牝雞司晨

female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority, women meddle in politics, The female wears the trousers.

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