雌鳥歌えば家滅ぶ
めんどりうたえばいえほろぶ
Also written 雌鶏歌えば家滅ぶ, 雌鶏歌えば家亡ぶ
Meanings
- Expression, Godan verb 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 (literally: when the hen crows, the house falls to ruin)
Kanji
- 雌 female. Read as めん.
- 鳥 bird. Read as とり.
- 歌 song. Read as うた.
- 家 home. Read as いえ.
- 滅 perish. Read as ほろぶ.