empty nest / a home where the kids have grown up and moved out
倾巢
qīng cháo
lit. the whole nest came out (to fight us) / a turnout in full force (of a gang of villains)
营私
yíng sī
to gain from corrupt dealing / to engage in graft / to feather one's nest
倾巢而出
qīng cháo ér chū
the whole nest came out (idiom) / to turn out in full strength
生财有道
shēng cái yǒu dào
lit. there are principles behind making money (idiom) / fig. to have a knack for good business / knowing how to accumulate wealth / good at feathering one's own nest
良禽择木
liáng qín zé mù
a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb) / fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity
覆巢无完卵
fù cháo wú wán luǎn
lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact / no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)
金丝燕
jīn sī yàn
Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species &ndash / Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus &ndash / build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup
捅马蜂窝
tǒng mǎ fēng wō
(fig.) to stir up a hornet's nest
沱茶
tuó chá
a cake of tea, commonly Pu'er tea 普洱茶[Pu3 er3 cha2], compacted into a bowl or nest shape / dome shaped tea-brick / caked tea
良禽择木而栖
liáng qín zé mù ér qī
a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb) / fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity
香巢
xiāng cháo
a love nest / a place of secret cohabitation (also derogatory)
覆巢之下无完卵
fù cháo zhī xià wú wán luǎn
lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom) / fig. when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed
燕子衔泥垒大窝
yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō
the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom) / many a little makes a mickle
鹊巢鸠占
què cháo jiū zhàn
the magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it (idiom) / to reap where one has not sown
green rice caterpillar or similar insect larva / adopted son (Etymology: Wasps of a particular species take caterpillars to their nest as food for their offspring, but it was mistakenly believed that the wasps were raising the caterpillars as their own young.)
wō