鸠居鹊巢
jiū​jū​què​cháo

to occupy someone else's place

  • created reference approved 鸠居鹊巢/鳩居鵲巢 → 鸠占鹊巢/鳩占鵲巢 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鸠居鹊巢 / 鳩居鵲巢 jiū​jū​què​cháo

    鸠占鹊巢 / 鳩占鵲巢 jiū​zhàn​què​cháo

    synonym

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 鸠居鹊巢/鳩居鵲巢 · jiū​jū​què​cháo · to occupy someone else's place — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鸠居鹊巢 / 鳩居鵲巢

    jiū​jū​què​cháo

    to occupy someone else's place

    Literally "the turtledove lives in the magpie's nest"; to seize or take over someone else's property, position, or achievements.

    鸠居 (literal) → 鸠居/鳩居 · jiū​jū · to occupy someone else's place 鹊巢 (literal) → 鹊巢/鵲巢 · què​cháo · magpie's nest

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