Dictionary › 鵲巢鳩佔
鵲巢鳩佔
Mandarin: que4 chao2 jiu1 zhan4
鵲
T3
巢
T4
鳩
T1
佔
T3
Definitions
  1. 1 seizing another's place, land, etc; taking other people's efforts and reaping the profits [literal] the turtle-dove occupies the magpie's nest
Other Readings
鵲巢鳩佔
literally: a turtledove takes over the nest of a magpie; to seize and occupy som
← Back to dictionary