bored by the familiar, intrigued by novelty
A yojijukugo expressing the idea that one tires of the ordinary and is drawn to the new. The literal image is of a domestic chicken and a wild duck.
one's wife and one's mistress
A rare, extended figurative use contrasting the domestic (wife) with the wild (mistress).
The phrase 家鶏野鶩 expresses the feeling of growing tired of the familiar and seeking novelty.
In old texts, 家鶏野鶩 is sometimes used as a metaphor for one's wife and mistress.
A yojijukugo of Chinese origin, literally 'domestic chicken, wild duck'. The figurative meanings derive from the contrast between the familiar and the unfamiliar.