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鵲巢鳩佔 (coek3 caau4 kau2 zim3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

鵲巢鳩佔 (coek3 caau4 kau2 zim3, què cháo jiū zhàn) — literally: a turtledove takes over the nest of a magpie; to seize and occupy someone else's property; to reap the benefits of other's efforts

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 鵲報 (coek3 bou3) — the cry of a magpie - a good omen
• 鵲局 (zoek3 guk6) — a mahjong game
• 鵲 (zoek3) — magpie
• 鵲橋 (zoek3 kiu4) — magpie bridge across the Milky Way between Altair and Vega where Cowherd and We…
• 鵲色鸝 (zoek3 sik1 lei4) — (bird species of China) silver oriole (Oriolus mellianus)
• 鵲鴝 (coek3 keoi4) — (bird species of China) oriental magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis)

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