在汉语中,如果一个人怕老婆,这个人就被称为“妻管严”(气管炎),“妻管严”在美国俚语中称作 henpeck,peck 的意思是“啄”,henpeck 就是“母鸡啄”,其实就是“受母鸡管辖”的意思。由 henpeck 我们想到 hen 这个词。在美国俚语中,hen 常被用来指女人,尤指嘴碎的或爱管闲事的中年妇女,有一句短语说的是 A black henlays a white egg 黑鸡生白蛋;丑妇生俊儿。短语like a hen with one chicken 象只有一只小鸡的老母鸡一样,指在小事上瞎操心,大惊小怪,如: In Chinese, if a person is afraid of his wife, this person is called “wife-in-law” (bronchitis). “Wife-in-law” is called henpeck in American slang, peck means “啄”, henpeck is “ The hen is actually ”in the jurisdiction of the hen." From henpeck we think of the word hen. In American slang, hen is often used to refer to a woman, especially a middle-aged woman with a broken or nosy nose. There is a phrase that says: A black henlays a white egg; black chicken; white eggs; . The phrase like a hen with one chicken is like a chicken’s old hen. It means worrying about small things and making a fuss, such as: