After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「牝雞司旦」. Meaning and usage are below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「牝雞司旦」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
The hen crows at the dawn. In the old days, it was used to describe women usurping power and disrupting politics. Same as “the hen crows at dawn”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
pìn jī sī dàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
pan5 gai1 si1 daan3
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
