鵲巢鳩佔

Chinese
magpie nest turtle-dove; Turtur orientalis
 
to occupy; to constitute; to make up
to occupy; to constitute; to make up; to account; to observe; to divine
trad. (鵲巢鳩佔/鵲巢鳩占) 鵲 巢 鳩 佔/占
simp. (鹊巢鸠占) 鹊 巢 鸠 占
Literally: “the magpie's nest is occupied by the dove”.

Etymology

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 12 (《詩經·召南·鵲巢》):

維鵲有巢，維鳩居之。
之子于歸，百兩御之。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
维鹊有巢，维鸠居之。
之子于归，百两御之。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Wéi què yǒu cháo, wéi jiū jū zhī.
Zhī zǐ yú guī, bǎi liǎng yù zhī. [Pinyin]
The nest is the magpie's; The dove possesses it.
This young lady is going to her future home; A hundred carriages are escorting her.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
  • Cantonese
    • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
      • 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
      • Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰœːk̚³ t͡sʰaːu̯²¹ kʰɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡siːm³³/, /t͡sœːk̚³ t͡sʰaːu̯²¹ kʰɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡siːm³³/, /t͡sʰœːk̚³ t͡sʰaːu̯²¹ kɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡siːm³³/

Idiom

鵲巢鳩佔

  1. to occupy or seize residences, land, positions, etc. belonging to others
  2. (figurative) to take other people's efforts and reap the profits; to reap what one has not sown

Synonyms
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