鹊巢鸠占
鹊巢鸠占
què cháo jiū zhàn
the magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it (idiom); to reap where one has not sown
idiomverb
Traditional: 鵲巢鳩占
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- (idiom, verb) the magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it (idiom)
- to reap where one has not sown
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Related Words
坐享其成(zuò xiǎng qí chéng)— to reap where one has not sown (idiom)
→成也萧何，败也萧何(chéng yě Xiāo Hé , bài yě Xiāo Hé)— lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1]
→种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆(zhòng guā dé guā , zhòng dòu dé dòu)— lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap.
→空巢(kōng cháo)— empty nest
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