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Definition(s) for: 河东狮吼

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
河东狮吼 hé dōng shī hǒu - lit. the lioness from Hedong roars (idiom)
- fig. refers to a shrewish wife or a henpecked husband

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 79,141 46,376

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4])
- (bound form) the Yellow River
- (bound form) the Milky Way
- (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉[he2fen3]
dōng- surname Dong
dōng- east
- host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
- landlord
shī- (bound form) lion
hǒu- to roar
- to howl
- to shriek
- roar or howl of an animal
- bellow of rage

Other Words Containing 河东狮吼

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo