The pronunciation of "牝" is pìn, which refers to a female animal. In ancient China, people had a special kind of avoidance and taboo about female animals, especially hens. They believe that the hen's morning brings bad omen, as the rooster's crowing represents the beginning of the day, while the hen's chirping is seen as an unlucky sound.
This avoidance and taboo is not only due to people's prejudice against female animals, but also related to the positioning of female roles in ancient society. In ancient China, women were seen as appendages to men, and their role was to educate their husbands and children, rather than to participate in family decisions. Therefore, if a family has the phenomenon of "chicken and morning", it means that women have too much power in the family, which is not in line with the social concept at that time.
In addition, the word "牝" has some derogatory meanings in ancient Chinese, such as "牝pig" refers to a sow, and "牝猫" refers to a female cat. These derogatory meanings also deepen people's avoidance and taboo of "牝".
In ancient literature, "Ji Si Chen" is also a common derogatory term. For example, in "Zuo Biography", there is "a woman who has no appearance, and she knows her training."Wen Jiang is promiscuous, and his name is also. What is the husband so far?What's more!Wu Gongzhi is unknowable!Mrs. is more beautiful than Xu, and Xu Jun died in Qi. Lewd in the favor of the two monarchs, he does not want to be favored by the secretary, but wants to calm the civil strife in order to be called a person. The concubine is in Qi, how will he view the favor of the king?If you don't change, it's a matter of concubine Dong Guoya. Among them, "lewd in the favor of the two gentlemen" refers to the phenomenon of "the chicken Sichen".
In general, the pronunciation of "牝" and the avoidance and taboo of the word "牝閝司電" in ancient societies are due to people's special perceptions of female animals and female roles.