submission to one's wife; being henpecked
Describes a husband who is dominated by or defers to his wife. Often used humorously or self-deprecatingly.
He is henpecked and always does what his wife says.
It is said that submission to one's wife is a common phenomenon in Japanese households.
hen-pecked husband; wife-fearing husband
wife-phobia; fear of one's wife
Compound of 恐 (fear) and 妻 (wife). The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely emerged as a humorous or colloquial term for a husband's deference to his wife.