See 牝雞司晨 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "The ancients have said, \"The hen does not announce the morning. The crowing of a hen in the morning (indicates) the subversion of the family.\" Now Shou, the king of Shang, follows only the words of his wife.",
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"zh-pron": "ㄆㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧ ㄙ ㄔㄣˊ"
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"zh-pron": "pan⁵ gai¹ si¹ san⁴"
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"zh-pron": "пиньцзисычэнь"
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Download raw JSONL data for 牝雞司晨 meaning in Chinese (4.1kB)
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