明朝安徽休寧人汪廷訥所撰，全本三十出，本宋人小說類編，借蘇東坡贈陳季常聽講佛法詩「忽聞河東獅子吼，拄杖落地心茫然。」附會虛構陳季常懼內的故事。

As a Lioness Roars shines as one of the most popular and enduring Kunqu comic plays. The title has become a familiar metaphor in Chinese culture that refers to a jealous and tempestuous woman and her henpecked husband.