河东狮吼

Traditional: 河東獅吼

Hé dōng shī hǒu

Dictionary entry

lit. the lioness from Hedong roars (idiom)

What does 河东狮吼 mean?

河东狮吼 (Hé dōng shī hǒu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. the lioness from Hedong roars (idiom)

2fig. refers to a shrewish wife or a henpecked husband

Character breakdown

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河hériver (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]) · (bound form) the Yellow River 东Dōngsurname Dong 狮shī(bound form) lion 吼hǒuto roar · to howl

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河东狮吼

Hé dōng shī hǒu

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