Correct
妻管严
/ qī guǎn yán /
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Collocation
1
是个妻管严
2
叫他妻管严
Definition
妻管严
Literally means:
the wife kept a tight rein
Actually means:
henpecked husband
It refers to a person whose wife controls him tightly and who is afraid of or obedient to his wife. It implies that such a man has no say at home. Slightly derogatory.
妻子对丈夫管得很严。指怕老婆，或怕老婆的人。含有笑话怕老婆的人在家里没有地位的意味。略含贬义。
Example
Often used as object. 常 (作宾语)
1
Tā
他
shénme
什么
shì
事
dōu
都
yào
要
jīngguò
经过
lǎopó
老婆
tóngyì
同意
cái
才
qù
去
zuò
做
。
Nán
男
tóngshì
同事
xiào
笑
tā
他
shì
是
qī
妻
guǎnyán
管严
,
nǚ
女
tóngshì
同事
zé
则
zànyáng
赞扬
tā
他
shì
是
gè
个
hǎo
好
zhàngfu
丈夫
。
He has to do everything with his wife's consent. Male colleagues laughed that he was a strict wife, while female colleagues praised him as a good husband.
2
Lǎozhāng
老张
bìngbù
并不
jièyì
介意
rénjiā
人家
shuō
说
tā
他
shì
是
qī
妻
guǎnyán
管严
。
Tā
他
rènwéi
认为
fūqī
夫妻
yīnggāi
应该
xiānghù
相互
zūnzhòng
尊重
,
bù
不
cúnzài
存在
shuí
谁
pà
怕
shuí
谁
de
的
wèntí
问题
。
Lao Zhang doesn't mind people saying he's a wife. He believes that couples should respect each other and that there is no question of who is afraid of whom.
3
Tā
他
shì
是
wǒmen
我们
gōngsī
公司
yǒumíng
有名
de
的
qī
妻
guǎnyán
管严
,
měitiān
每天
ànshí
按时
xiàbān
下班
,
dānwèi
单位
lǐ
里
jiābān
加班
háiyào
还要
shìxiān
事先
xiàng
向
lǎopó
老婆
qǐngjià
请假
。
He is our company's famous wife strict, every day on time off work, the unit overtime also have to ask his wife in advance for leave.