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This feature highlights the idiom 「傾巢出動」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
Pour: pour out; nest: nest. It is a metaphor for the enemy mobilizing all its forces to invade.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qīng cháo chū dòng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
king1 chaau4 cheut1 dung6
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.

