雀巢鸠占
què​cháo​jiū​zhàn

to seize another's place

  • created sense approved 雀巢鸠占/雀巢鳩佔 · què​cháo​jiū​zhàn · to seize another's place — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    雀巢鸠占 / 雀巢鳩佔

    què​cháo​jiū​zhàn

    to seize another's place

    the turtle dove occupies the magpie's nest; to take over someone else's property or position

    雀 (literal) → 雀 · què · sparrow 巢 (literal) → 巢 · cháo · nest 鸠 (literal) → 鸠/鳩 · jiū · turtledove 占 (literal) → 占 · zhàn · to occupy

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense