覆窟倾巢 — “To have one's home or habitat utterly destroyed”
覆窟倾巢 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have one's home or habitat utterly destroyed”. Complete ruination of one's dwelling. Literally, “Overturn cave, collapse nest”.
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覆窟倾巢 Pronunciation and Pinyin
覆窟倾巢 Character Breakdown
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洪水来袭，许多沿岸居民的家园覆窟倾巢，无家可归。
When the flood struck, many riverside residents found their homes utterly destroyed, leaving them homeless.
Idioms Related to 覆窟倾巢
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- fù覆wáng亡wú无rì日doomed to perish soon
- fù覆gōng公zhé折zú足incompetent in a position of responsibility
- fù覆jūn军shā杀jiāng将annihilate army and kill generals
- fù覆qián前jiè戒hòu后learn from past mistakes
- fù覆qù去fān翻lái来toss and turn repeatedly
- fù覆dì地fān翻tiān天cause earth-shaking changes
- fù覆zōng宗miè灭sì祀destroy family line and ancestral worship
- fù覆zōng宗jué绝sì嗣destroy the clan and end the family line
- fù覆cháo巢qīng倾luǎn卵When the main entity is destroyed, all constituents suffer
- fù覆cháo巢wú无wán完luǎn卵When the group falls, no one escapes harm
- fù覆cháo巢huǐ毁luǎn卵If the whole is destroyed, no part remains intact
- fù覆cháo巢pò破luǎn卵When the nest overturns, no egg is whole
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What does 覆窟倾巢 mean?
覆窟倾巢 (fù kū qīng cháo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have one's home or habitat utterly destroyed”.
How do you pronounce 覆窟倾巢?
覆窟倾巢 is pronounced fù kū qīng cháo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 覆窟倾巢 literally mean?
Literally, 覆窟倾巢 means “Overturn cave, collapse nest”. It is used to mean “to have one's home or habitat utterly destroyed”.
What is the Chinese definition of 覆窟倾巢?
窟：洞穴；巢：鸟窝。指家园倾毁