翻箱倒柜 — “To ransack every box and cabinet”
翻箱倒柜 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to ransack every box and cabinet”. To turn everything upside down in a thorough search. Literally, “Flip boxes and overturn cabinets”.
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翻箱倒柜 Pronunciation and Pinyin
翻箱倒柜 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 翻箱倒柜
他回家后发现，屋子里被人翻箱倒柜，一片狼藉，显然是有人来过。
After he returned home, he found his room had been ransacked, everything turned upside down, clearly indicating someone had been there.
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Synonyms of 翻箱倒柜
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- fān翻tiān天fù覆dì地tremendous, fundamental, earth-shattering changes
- fān翻tiān天cù蹙dì地overwhelming power or swift mighty force
- fān翻shān山shè涉shuǐ水travel over mountains and waters
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What does 翻箱倒柜 mean?
翻箱倒柜 (fān xiāng dǎo guì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to ransack every box and cabinet”.
How do you pronounce 翻箱倒柜?
翻箱倒柜 is pronounced fān xiāng dǎo guì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 翻箱倒柜 literally mean?
Literally, 翻箱倒柜 means “Flip boxes and overturn cabinets”. It is used to mean “to ransack every box and cabinet”.
What is the Chinese definition of 翻箱倒柜?
翻：倒，反转。把箱子柜子都翻倒过来。形容彻底翻检。