鹊巢鸠占 (鵲巢鳩占)
què cháo jiū zhàn
Pinyin

Definition

鹊巢鸠占 (鵲巢鳩占)
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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)

zhàn
  1. 1 variant: 占 zhàn
zhàn jù
  1. 1 to occupy
  2. 2 to hold
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)
Què cháo
  1. 1 Nestlé
zhàn yòng
  1. 1 to occupy

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