| 牝 | 147A10 10C.70-2 | 部居  | 畫數 6 | ㄆㄧㄣˋ [pin4] | ||
| N. | (1) Female of species contrasted with 牡 [mu3] 10C.11 (applied not to men, only to animals; applicable to birds, but less frequently; cf. 雌雄 21S.11): 牝雞司晨 a hen trying to cry cock-a-doodle-doo, reverse of husband being head of the family; 求之於牝牡驪黃之外 judge not by material aspects of things. (2) (AC) the valley, symbol of [yin1] (female) principle. (3) The hole in lock, made to receive the corresponding male (the key). | |||||
| Words | 1. 牝期 [pin4qi2], n., (of animals) in heat. 2. 牝戶 [pin4hu4], n., vagina ＝陰戶. | |||||