jiū​zhàn​què​cháo

to usurp

Senses

鸠占鹊巢/ 鳩占鵲巢 jiū​zhàn​què​cháo variants: 鳩佔鵲巢 to usurp

To seize what belongs to someone else; literally "the turtledove takes over the magpie's nest."

References

variant 鸠占鹊巢/鳩占鵲巢 鹊巢鸠占/鵲巢鳩佔
synonym 鸠居鹊巢/鳩居鵲巢 鸠占鹊巢/鳩占鵲巢