翻箱倒櫃

简 翻箱倒柜 · 繁 翻箱倒櫃
Mandarin · pinyin fān xiāng dǎo guì

Meanings

  1. to overturn trunks and boxes
  2. to make a thorough search (idiom)
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翻
fān · flip over, upset, capsize
箱
xiāng · case, box, chest, trunk
倒
dào · fall over; lie down; take turns
櫃
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柜
guì · cabinet, cupboard; shop counter
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1–1–3–4 · fan1 xiang1 dao3 gui4

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verb

  1. to overturn trunks and boxes, to make a thorough search

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Exact source record翻箱倒櫃 翻箱倒柜 [fan1 xiang1 dao3 gui4] /to overturn trunks and boxes/to make a thorough search (idiom)/