倾 箱 倒 箧

qīng xiāng dào qièdictionary entry

(idiom) to exhaust all one has / to leave no stone unturned / to try one's best

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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.

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Original source entry:

傾箱倒篋 倾箱倒箧 [qing1 xiang1 dao4 qie4] /(idiom) to exhaust all one has/to leave no stone unturned/to try one's best/

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Other forms in these source records: 傾箱倒篋

倾
qīng
to overturn / to collapse / to lean / to tend / to incline / to pour out
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
箧
qiè
chest / box / trunk / suitcase / portfolio

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