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Open the tool →季常之癖 (jì cháng zhī pǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the habit or peculiarity of a man who is henpecked”.
季常之癖 is pronounced jì cháng zhī pǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 季常之癖 means “Jichang's peculiarity”. It is used to mean “the habit or peculiarity of a man who is henpecked”.
宋朝人陈糙,字季常,他的妻子柳氏脾气暴躁,醋性很大,陈很怕她。后称人怕老婆就说有“季常之癖”。