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雌
めん
鶏
どり
歌
うた
えば
家
いえ
滅
ほろ
ぶ
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, ぶ)
Proverb
1. women should not rule over men; it is a sad house where the hen crows louder than the cock; a whistling woman and a crowing hen are neither fit for God nor men;
(lit.)
when the hen crows, the house falls to ruin
Alt. forms
雌
めん
鳥
どり
歌
うた
えば
家
いえ
滅
ほろ
ぶ
雌
めん
鶏
どり
歌
うた
えば
家
いえ
滅
ほろ
ぶ
雌
めん
鶏
どり
歌
うた
えば
家
いえ
亡
ほろ
ぶ
Kanji used
雌
bitch (female animal)
鶏
chicken
歌
song
家
house
滅
perish
Conjugations...
Composed of
雌
めん
鶏
どり
hen (female chicken)
歌
うた
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
家
いえ
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
滅
ほろ
ぶ
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct