鹊巢鸠占 in English que4 chao2 jiu1 zhan4 Meaning

Meanings

  • the magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it (idiomatic expression)
  • to reap where one has not sown

Simplified Characters

鹊 巢 鸠 占

Traditional Characters

鵲 巢 鳩 占

Pinyin

que4 chao2 jiu1 zhan4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

鹊que4magpie 巢chao2surname Chao 鸠jiu1turtledove 占zhan4variant of 占[zhan4]