què​cháo

magpie's nest

  • created sense approved 鹊巢/鵲巢 · què​cháo · magpie's nest — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鹊巢 / 鵲巢

    què​cháo

    magpie's nest

    the nest of a magpie

    鹊 (literal) → 鹊/鵲 · què · magpie 巢 (literal) → 巢 · cháo · nest

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  • created sense approved 鹊巢/鵲巢 · què​cháo · The Magpie's Nest — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鹊巢 / 鵲巢

    què​cháo

    The Magpie's Nest

    classic poem from the Shijing [[诗经|詩經|shi1 jing1]] about a bride going to her new home, often used as a metaphor for virtue or a change of residence

    鹊 (literal) → 鹊/鵲 · què · magpie 巢 (literal) → 巢 · cháo · nest

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  • created sense approved 鹊巢/鵲巢 · què​cháo · take up another's place — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鹊巢 / 鵲巢

    què​cháo

    take up another's place

    metaphor for occupying someone else's residence or position, often appearing in the idiom [[鹊巢鸠占|鵲巢鳩占|que4 chao2 jiu1 zhan4]]

    鹊 (literal) → 鹊/鵲 · què · magpie 巢 (literal) → 巢 · cháo · nest

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