倾巢而出
qīng​cháo'ér​chū

to turn out in full force

  • created sense approved 倾巢而出/傾巢而出 · qīng​cháo'ér​chū · to turn out in full force — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倾巢而出 / 傾巢而出

    qīng​cháo'ér​chū

    to turn out in full force

    (idiom) Literally meaning "the entire nest came out"; used to describe mobilizing every available person or all of one's strength, often used with a negative connotation.

    倾巢 (literal) → 倾巢/傾巢 · qīng​cháo · to turn out in full force 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 出 (literal) → 出 · chū · to go out

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