què​cháo​jiū​zhàn

the turtledove occupies the magpie's nest

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    鹊巢鸠占 / 鵲巢鳩占 què​cháo​jiū​zhàn

    鸠占鹊巢 / 鳩佔鵲巢 jiū​zhàn​què​cháo

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  • created reference approved 鹊巢鸠占/鵲巢鳩占 → 鹊巢鸠占/鵲巢鳩佔 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鹊巢鸠占 / 鵲巢鳩占 què​cháo​jiū​zhàn

    鹊巢鸠占 / 鵲巢鳩佔 què​cháo​jiū​zhàn

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  • created reference approved 鹊巢鸠占/鵲巢鳩佔 → 鸠占鹊巢/鳩佔鵲巢 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鹊巢鸠占 / 鵲巢鳩佔 què​cháo​jiū​zhàn

    鸠占鹊巢 / 鳩佔鵲巢 jiū​zhàn​què​cháo

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  • created reference approved 鹊巢鸠占/鵲巢鳩佔 → 鹊巢鸠占/鵲巢鳩占 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鹊巢鸠占 / 鵲巢鳩佔 què​cháo​jiū​zhàn

    鹊巢鸠占 / 鵲巢鳩占 què​cháo​jiū​zhàn

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  • created sense approved 鹊巢鸠占/鵲巢鳩占 · què​cháo​jiū​zhàn · the turtledove occupies the magpie's nest — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鹊巢鸠占 / 鵲巢鳩占

    què​cháo​jiū​zhàn

    the turtledove occupies the magpie's nest

    to seize another's property or position; to reap where one has not sown

    鵲巢鳩佔

    鹊 (bound) → 鹊/鵲 · què · magpie 巢 (literal) → 巢 · cháo · nest 鸠 (bound) → 鸠/鳩 · jiū · turtledove 占 (literal) → 占 · zhàn · to occupy

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