鵲巢鳩佔

Chinese

turtle-dove; Turtur orientalis
 
to occupy; to constitute; to make up; to account; to observe; to divine
trad. (鵲巢鳩佔/鵲巢鳩占) 鵲巢 /
simp. (鹊巢鸠占) 鹊巢

Pronunciation


  • Mandarin
  • Cantonese
    • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
      • Jyutping: coek3 caau4 kau1 zim3, zoek3 caau4 kau1 zim3, coek3 caau4 gau1 zim3
      • Yale: cheuk chàauh kāu jim, jeuk chàauh kāu jim, cheuk chàauh gāu jim
      • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoek8 tsaau4 kau1 dzim3, dzoek8 tsaau4 kau1 dzim3, tsoek8 tsaau4 gau1 dzim3
      • Guangdong Romanization: cêg3 cao4 keo1 jim3, zêg3 cao4 keo1 jim3, cêg3 cao4 geo1 jim3
      • IPA (key): /t͡ʃʰœ̽ːk̚³ t͡sʰäːu̯²¹ kʰɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡siːm³³/, /t͡ʃœ̽ːk̚³ t͡sʰäːu̯²¹ kʰɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡siːm³³/, /t͡ʃʰœ̽ːk̚³ t͡sʰäːu̯²¹ kɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡siːm³³/

Idiom

鵲巢鳩佔

  1. (figuratively) to take other people's efforts and reap the profits; to reap what one has not sown
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