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翻箱倒柜

fān xiāng dǎo guìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to overturn trunks and boxes / to make a thorough search (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-064b8c5e58704662. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

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

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Other forms in these source records: 翻箱倒櫃

  • 翻
    fān

    to turn over / to flip over / to overturn / to rummage through / to translate / to decode / to double / to climb over or into / to cross

  • 箱
    xiāng

    box / trunk / chest

  • 倒
    dǎo

    to fall / to collapse / to lie horizontally / to fail / to go bankrupt / to overthrow / to change (trains or buses) / to move around / to resell at a profit

    dào

    to invert / to place upside down or frontside back / to pour out / to tip out / to dump / inverted / upside down / reversed / to go backward / contrary to what one might expect / but / yet

  • 柜
    guì

    cupboard / cabinet / wardrobe

    jǔ

    Salix multinervis

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.