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翻箱倒櫃
简 翻箱倒柜 · 繁 翻箱倒櫃Mandarin · pinyin fān xiāng dǎo guì
Meanings
- to overturn trunks and boxes
- to make a thorough search (idiom)
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1–1–3–4 · fan1 xiang1 dao3 gui4
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faan1 soeng1 dou2 gwai6
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verb
- to overturn trunks and boxes, to make a thorough search
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