鹊巢鸠占
què cháo jiū zhàn
Pinyin

Definition

鹊巢鸠占
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què cháo jiū zhàn
  1. the magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it (idiom)
  2. to reap where one has not sown

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

占
zhàn
  1. 1 variant of 占[zhàn]
占据
zhàn jù
  1. 1 to occupy
  2. 2 to hold
占有
zhàn yǒu
  1. 1 to have
  2. 2 to own
  3. 3 to hold
  4. 4 to occupy
  5. 5 to possess
  6. 6 to account for (a high proportion etc)
雀巢
Què cháo
  1. 1 Nestlé
占用
zhàn yòng
  1. 1 to occupy
占线
zhàn xiàn
  1. 1 busy (telephone line)
占领
zhàn lǐng
  1. 1 to occupy (a territory)
  2. 2 to hold
侵占
qīn zhàn
  1. 1 to invade and occupy (territory)
占卜
zhān bǔ
  1. 1 to divine
占地
zhàn dì
  1. 1 to take up space
  2. 2 to occupy (space)
卵巢
luǎn cháo
  1. 1 ovary
巢湖
Cháo hú
  1. 1 Chaohu prefecture-level city in Anhui
  2. 2 Chaohu lake
抢占
qiǎng zhàn
  1. 1 to seize (the strategic high ground)
攻占
gōng zhàn
  1. 1 to seize control of (an enemy position)
  2. 2 (fig.) to take by storm
  3. 3 to gain (awards, control of a market etc)
独占
dú zhàn
  1. 1 to monopolize
  2. 2 to control
  3. 3 to dominate
霸占
bà zhàn
  1. 1 to occupy by force
  2. 2 to seize
  3. 3 to dominate
香巢
xiāng cháo
  1. 1 a love nest
  2. 2 a place of secret cohabitation (also derogatory)
鸟巢
niǎo cháo
  1. 1 bird's nest
  2. 2 nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium
占便宜
zhàn pián yi
  1. 1 advantageous
  2. 2 favorable
  3. 3 to benefit at others' expense
  4. 4 to take unfair advantage
占先
zhàn xiān
  1. 1 to take precedence

Idioms (7)

倾巢来犯
qīng cháo lái fàn
  1. 1 to turn out in force ready to attack (idiom)
倾巢而出
qīng cháo ér chū
  1. 1 the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength
多吃多占
duō chī duō zhàn
  1. 1 taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish
独占鳌头
dú zhàn áo tóu
  1. 1 to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand)
  2. 2 to be the champion
  3. 3 to be the very best in any field
覆巢之下无完卵
fù cháo zhī xià wú wán luǎn
  1. 1 lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed
覆巢无完卵
fù cháo wú wán luǎn
  1. 1 lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact
  2. 2 no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)
鹊巢鸠占
què cháo jiū zhàn
  1. 1 the magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it (idiom)
  2. 2 to reap where one has not sown

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