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倾囊相授

qīng náng xiāng shòudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to impart all one's knowledge or expertise
Sources & editorial notes

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-0fd8d607ee651846. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

傾囊相授 倾囊相授 [qing1 nang2 xiang1 shou4] /(idiom) to impart all one's knowledge or expertise/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 傾囊相授

  • 倾
    qīng

    to overturn / to collapse / to lean / to tend / to incline / to pour out

  • 囊
    nāng

    used in 囊膪[nāng chuài] and 囊揣[nāng chuài] / used in 鼓鼓囊囊[gǔ gu nāng nāng]

    náng

    sack / purse / pocket (for money)

  • 相
    xiāng

    each other / one another / mutually / fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pí pa] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pǐn])

    xiàng

    appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)

    Xiāng

    surname Xiang

  • 授
    shòu

    (bound form) to confer / to give / (bound form) to teach / to instruct / (literary) to appoint

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.