倾巢 (傾巢)
qīng cháo
Pinyin
Definition
倾巢 (傾巢)
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- lit. the whole nest came out (to fight us)
- a turnout in full force (of a gang of villains)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (5)
倾巢来犯
- 1 to turn out in force ready to attack (idiom)
倾巢而出
- 1 the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength
覆巢之下无完卵
- 1 lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom)
- 2 fig. when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed
覆巢无完卵
- 1 lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact
- 2 no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)
鹊巢鸠占
- 1 the magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it (idiom)
- 2 to reap where one has not sown